title: Why use npm with laravel?
body: <p>As npm is the package manager for node, I frequently see it used with laravel boilerplate projects, but I can't reason why?</p>
  
  <p>For example, this <a href="https://github.com/rappasoft/laravel-5-boilerplate" rel="noreferrer">laravel-5-boilerplate</a> instructs to <code>npm install</code> within the steps of installing the project..</p>
  
  <p>Other examples too can be found of using npm with laravel..</p>
  
  <p>Can someone please explain to me?</p>