[visual-studio-code] Cannot edit in read-only editor VS Code

I had the Cannot edit in read-only editor error when trying to edit code after stopping the debug mode (for 2-3 minutes after pressing Shift+F5).

Turns out the default Node version (v9.11.1) wasn't exiting gracefully, leaving VScode stuck on read-only.
Simply adding "runtimeVersion": "12.4.0" to my launch.json file fixed it.

alternatively, change your default Node version to the latest stable version (you can see the current version on the DEBUG CONSOLE when starting debug mode).