837: You Should Drop Express and Try Hono

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