Drop node 16

[schorfES]

• Drop node 16 support
• Update dev dependency configs for lint stage and husky

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR drops Node.js 16 support and updates the minimum required Node.js version to 18, along with updating development tooling configurations. The changes align the project with more recent Node.js versions and streamline the development workflow.

• Updates minimum Node.js version requirement from 16 to 18
• Modernizes CI matrix to test Node.js versions 18, 20, 22, and 24
• Simplifies lint-staged and husky configurations

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
package.json	Updates engine requirement to Node.js >=18
.lintstagedrc	Simplifies JavaScript file pattern matching
.husky/pre-commit	Removes boilerplate and keeps only the lint-staged command
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Updates CI matrix to drop Node 16 and 23, adds Node 24

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