In general, the requirements to run most of the code are minimal. A computer that is capable of handling Chrome, Node.js, and a C compiler is needed. The C compiler that we will be utilizing near the end of this book will be CMake. These systems should work on all modern operating systems.

For Chrome, having the latest versions will be helpful as we will be utilizing some features that are either in the proposal stage or in ECMAScript 2020. We are using the latest LTS version of Node.js (v12.16.1), and are avoiding the use of Node.js 13 as it won't be promoted to LTS. On top of this, the command-line tool for Windows is not that great, so it is recommended to download Cmder, from https://cmder.net/, to have a Bash-like shell for Windows.

Finally, a modern IDE or editor is needed. We will be utilizing Visual Studio Code throughout this book, but many other alternatives, such as Visual Studio, IntelliJ, Sublime Text 3, and so on, can be used.