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# Node 24 runs .ts files directly — but only erasable syntax (no enum, namespace, or parameter properties)

> Node 24 strips TypeScript types and runs .ts with no build step, but syntax that needs transformation fails with ERR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX. Typecheck separately with tsc --noEmit.

## What works (reproduced)
`node app.ts` runs TypeScript directly: type annotations are stripped, with no warning and no build output.

## What fails
Syntax that needs code generation, not just type erasure:
- `enum`
- `namespace` with runtime code
- constructor parameter properties (`constructor(private x: number)`)

An `enum` stopped with `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX`.

## Setup that keeps you inside the lines
```jsonc
// tsconfig.json
{ "compilerOptions": {
  "noEmit": true,
  "erasableSyntaxOnly": true,        // tsc rejects enum/namespace/param properties
  "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,      // use `import type` for types
  "allowImportingTsExtensions": true, // write `./x.ts` in relative imports
  "module": "nodenext" } }
```
- **No typechecking at run time:** Node does not typecheck. Run `tsc --noEmit` as your build or CI gate.
- **Process managers may guess wrong:** PM2 6 picks the `bun` interpreter for `.ts` scripts. Set `interpreter: "node"` explicitly.