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There isn't a TypeScript runtime, it is just a JavaScript/ECMAScript compiler/transpiler with a type checking and language server

My initial interpretation of the title was that the TS team was adding support for another, faster, target such as the .NET runtime or native executables. The title could use some editing.

Yeah, it's a bit linkbaity as it implies that the runtime is 10x faster; just adding the word 'compiler' or 'type checker' to the title would fix it.

There isn't a single runtime, it's quite clear that Typescript here means the compiler