Yes, but I'd argue that is an implementation detail. You can directly run a TypeScript file like this `deno run helloWorld.ts`.
Is Node really a JavaScript runtime? V8 converts the JS to an AST. Would that make Node an `AST runtime`?
Is Node really a JavaScript runtime? V8 converts the JS to an AST. Would that make Node an `AST runtime`?
Why yes, you can run directly Typescript code in Node (well, at least just as direct as Deno, as it transpiles TS to JS) with the likes of ts-node.