Private Alpha feedback

[kanej]

This is a catch all for improvements suggested in the first part of the private alpha.

TODO

• The NetworkConfig should have all the properties as readonly #5831
• Add follow up tests for hook handler lazy loading race conditions #5902
• Add check for test networks in hardhat-network-helpers, e.g.: ZKsync #5765
• micro-eth-signer issue when deploying local accounts #5967
• Revisit the 'create' method in HardhatEthersSigner #5796
• Enable debug logging via CLI flag #5543
• cleanup default tsconfig #6039
• Refine v3 task run API #5982
• Refactoring tasks for v-next #5536
• No hardhat config found should suggest using --init #6034
• Add support tests for project root resolution #5551
• Project root resolution #5436
• Add validations for HardhatUserConfig.paths #5665
• hardhat --init cleanup #5954
• Bug with v3 help us improve message #5963
• Add e2e test for node test runner #5964
• Include npmPackage in all our plugins #6035
• Specifying the hardhat network name inside the Hardhat config "shadows" the default hardhat network #5931
• Compilation is failing on windows #6051
• Private keys as string in v3 #5979
• Type Mismatch in Network Fields Using configVariable #5907
• Support configuration variables in Hardhat config everywhere it makes sense #6020

After Alpha

• init instability #6038
• Remove the pretest for hardhat-chai-matchers #6057
• Revisit console.sol #6023