How to run TypeScript files from command line: complete guide

Hi everyone! I'm new to TypeScript and trying to figure out how to run my .ts files from the command line. I wrote a simple script: ```typescript // hello.ts function greet(name: string): string { return `Hello, ${name}!`; } const message = greet("World"); console.log(message); ``` When I try to run `node hello.ts`, I get an error: ``` SyntaxError: Unexpected token ':' at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:988) ``` I understand that Node.js doesn't understand TypeScript directly. I tried installing ts-node globally and running `ts-node hello.ts` — it worked. But I've heard this isn't the only way. Are there other options? Maybe I need to compile to JavaScript? Or can I configure Node.js to understand TypeScript natively? I want to understand wha