Build Tools: Fix error in tsconfig.json "cannot find type definition file for node"

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Run

npm i -D @types/node

#or

bun i -D @types/node

and restart VS Code (or reload the window)

Lessons in this unit:

0: Introduction
1: Vite Tutorial
2: What is SWC?
3: ▶︎ Fix error in tsconfig.json "cannot find type definition file for node"
4: How to fix an error in package.json after installing Prettier
5: Fix a PostCSS Webpack error ruleSet rules oneOf... etc etc