837: You Should Drop Express and Try Hono

Hosted byWes Bos

CJ joins Scott and Wes to dive into why he’s all-in on Hono, a fast and lightweight web framework for every JavaScript runtime. From familiar route creation to type-safe middleware, find out how Hono keeps things simple, powerful, and ready to use inside Next.js.
Show Notes • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

• 00:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
• 01:11 What is Hono? • Watch CJ’s Video Here
• 03:21 Syntax Meetup San Francisco.
• 04:02 Why I like Hono, and why you should try it.
• 04:08 Familiar route creation. • Connect: an extensible HTTP server framework for node.
• 05:45 Supports every JS Runtime.
• 07:00 How a service worker works.
• 08:48 Helpers.
• 09:16 Middleware.
• 10:40 Sentry middleware.
• 10:55 JSX support.
• 13:21 Organizing route handlers while keeping Types.
• 14:24 Type safety. • hono-open-api-starter.
• zod-openapi.
• 15:46 Defining base type. • Pinojs
• 17:36 Validation.
• 18:52 Hono RPC client.
• 22:09 Hono inside of Next.js.
• 23:30 Testing.
• 25:22 The community.
• 27:34 Type support.

Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads