Top 8 popular NPM packages
These packages will save your time.
Dotenv

Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env
file into process.env
Bcrypt
A library to help you hash passwords.
UUID
UUID is a unique random ids values generator. It generates strong random values.
Axios
Axios is a Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
Socket.io
Socket.io enables real-time, bi-directional communication between web clients and servers.
Moment
Moment.js is a date library for parsing, validating, manipulating
and formatting dates.
Lodash
Lodash is very useful when working with numbers, arrays, objects,
strings, etc.
Nodemon
Nodemon automatically restarts the node application when changes in
the directory is detected.
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