Hono: Multi-Runtime Web Framework for the Edges

Explore the multi-runtime web framework Hono in this conference talk from Conf42 Cloud Native 2024. Dive into JavaScript runtimes, including engines, standalone runtimes, and service runtimes, while understanding their API differences and limitations. Learn about the WinterCG initiative and its importance in standardizing web APIs. Discover Hono's growing popularity, flexibility, speed, and type safety features. Gain insights into Hono's autogenerated client, middleware capabilities, validation tools, and OpenAPI integration. Walk away with general takeaways about multi-runtime development and specific advantages of using Hono for edge computing and cloud-native applications.

intro
preamble
whoami
plan
- engines & runtimes
- engines
- standalone runtimes
- service runtimes
- standalone runtimes api differences
- 1 service ≠ 1 runtime
- possible service runtime limitations
- vercel edge limitations
- wintercg
- members
- web standard apis
- why api design matters
hono
- gaining popularity
- what it looks like
- why it's awesome
- flexible
- very fast
- type safety
- autogenerated client
- middleware
- validation
- openapi
general takeaways
hono takeaways
hono links
thank you!