NodeJS NPM: error when package.json is missing?

Question

Node.js

I’m learning NodeJS, now I’m tormenting my brains with npm and I can’t understand why in all the docks and video lessons that I saw package.json no one creates, but just download modules successfully and without errors, but it gives me: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\smoot\Desktop\package.json'
Why is that? what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Because the module itself doesn't make sense.
It should be part of the project and nothing else.
Before you start, use npm init for example.