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Today I (backend) asked my teamlead (frontend): "Can you help me, 'npm run dev' isnt running for me"
She said: "Have you 'npm install'ed?"
I hadn't, so I quickly ended the conversation right there.
What kind of system are you using where that's not immediately clear from the error message?
The tried and tested old system of not reading the error messages