After installing a package using npm. Then I wish to use the package, do i need to restart nodejs? If yes, why?
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After installing a package using npm. Then I wish to use the package, do i need to restart nodejs? If yes, why?
Yes. Modules are cached on first require, if you use a module that gets updated when running
npm install, the running process will keep using the cached version.