Node quietly dropped its biggest update in years...

Node.js has released Amaro v1, a built-in TypeScript type stripping loader that allows developers to run TypeScript files directly without external build processes. This major update uses SWC under the hood and supports two modes: strip types (removes annotations) and transform types (handles advanced features like enums). Unlike previous experimental support, Amaro works with TypeScript files in node_modules, enabling entire dependency trees to run without pre-compilation. This brings Node.js closer to the seamless TypeScript experience offered by Deno and Bun, with plans to promote TypeScript support from experimental to stable status later this year.