I'm facing an error while trying to compile the code. Where am I going wrong and How do I fix it?

Question

I'm getting the an error on terminal while trying to compile the code, but I don't understand why.

Code:

const express = require("express");

const app = express();

console.dir(app);

Error:

package.json:

{
  "name": "firstapp",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.18.1",
    "npm": "^8.15.0"
  }
}

Answer 1

I copied your code into my editor and didn't face any errors. Double check the directory you are working from in your terminal and then try updating express

Answer 2

first, check that express is installed or not

if not run the following command

npm i express 

also, check that you are using the latest version of the node

if all ok then run

node index.js

is still an issue not fixed submit your folder structure and package.json so I can give you further assistance