title: Should i install node and npm if i am not a node programme but i want to use bower?
body: <p>Im a java programmer currently working on a java webapp. Managing javascript can be quite painful.</p>
  
  <p>Recently i came across this js dependency manager bower. However it requires both node and npm to be installed.</p>
  
  <p>1) Just wondering if there are side effects to installing node. For example cpu and memory usage. And are there upsides to it other than bower?</p>
  
  <p>2) Is there a way i can turn off the node service when im not using it.</p>
  
  <p>3) In addition, been looking around and cant seem to find a bower like solution that runs natively on windows</p>