Exercise 2: Confirming the Node Version and Turbopack — Possible Solution ==================================================================== CHECKING THE NODE VERSION ------------------------------ Running node --version prints the installed Node.js version, e.g. v20.11.0. Per this chapter, Next.js 16 requires 20.9.0 or later - Node 18 is no longer supported at all. Any version reading 20.9.0 or higher meets the minimum; anything on the Node 18.x line or earlier would need upgrading before Next.js 16 will run. FINDING THE TURBOPACK CONFIRMATION ------------------------------ Running npm run dev (which just runs next dev, per this chapter's own scaffolded package.json) prints startup output that names Turbopack directly - typically a line reading something like "Next.js 16.3.x (Turbopack)" near the top of the terminal output, immediately after the server starts. No --turbopack flag was passed anywhere in the command that was run, which is exactly the point: per this chapter, Turbopack is on by default in Next.js 16, not something that has to be requested. WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER ------------------------------ It correctly reads the installed Node version against the chapter's own stated 20.9.0 minimum rather than just assuming it passes, and correctly identifies the terminal's own explicit "(Turbopack)" confirmation as evidence of the default-on behavior, rather than just asserting it must be true because the chapter said so.