npm for javascript client side code

Question

I was reading a document about npm Developer Guide.
I was wondering if it is possible to write a web client application using javascript/css/html by using npm?
If yes, are there some example on github?

For example my client web application depends on requirejs, jquery, underscore and backbone.
Can I use npm to automatically download, in the vendor directory, the latest version of requirejs, jquery, underscore and backbone ?
If not, are there other tools/methods to accomplish this goal?

Answer 1

Yeoman uses a package manager called Bower to manage dependencies - the Bower Github page gives an example of downloading jQuery for a project, so this might be useful for your projects.

Answer 2

Okay, now your question becomes clear. Yes, you can use NPM to help you develop JavaScript for the front-end. There are lots of tools available that will make your workflow much smoother. I mentioned jshint and uglifyjs already, but you have grunt to do a bunch of useful tasks, less and sass compilers, and the list goes on. To manage dependencies in CommonJS you'd typically use a package.json.