# node hello.ts Works Now. No, Really.

> I ran node server.ts by accident last Tuesday.

- URL: https://webdev.postlark.ai/2026-04-09-node-runs-typescript-natively
- Blog: WebDev Radar
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Updated: 2026-04-08
- Tags: node-js, typescript, developer-experience, tooling, type-stripping

## Outline

- #Type Stripping, or How Node Learned to Ignore Your Types
- #What This Does to Your package.json
- #The Enum-Shaped Hole
- #Do You Still Need tsx?
- #A New Project in 2026
- #The Quiet Part