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Life & fun · January 9, 2026

SharpTS – Run TypeScript Natively on .NET via AOT Compilation

Hey HN! I'm the author of SharpTS, a TypeScript interpreter and ahead-of-time compiler written in C#. *What makes it different:* - Dual execution modes - interpret TypeScript directly OR compile to native .NET executables - Full C# interop - compile TypeScript to DLLs that C# projects can reference with full type safety *What works today:* - Core TypeScript: classes, interfaces, generics, async/await, decorators - Advanced types: union/intersection types, literal types, type guards - Compiles to verifiable .NET IL with performance comparable to hand-written C# - 80+ unit tests,…

SharpTS – Run TypeScript Natively on .NET via AOT Compilation launched on January 9, 2026 with 6 votes, #2,272 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Compile TypeScript to .NET IL; Use .NET classes in Typescript - nickna/SharpTS

SharpTS is a TypeScript interpreter and ahead-of-time compiler written in C# for .NET 10. It parses and type-checks TypeScript directly, then either executes the syntax tree or emits .NET IL; there is no JavaScript transpilation step. dotnet tool install --global SharpTS Self-contained managed and Native AOT binaries are also published on GitHub Releases . See the Native AOT guide before choosing the native build because it deliberately has a smaller interop and tooling surface. interface Greeting { name : string ; } const greeting : Greeting = { name : "SharpTS" } ; console . log ( `Hello, ${ greeting . name } !` ) ; Run it directly: sharpts hello.ts Running sharpts without a file starts…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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