Hono
Hono API development
Small, typed REST services that run the same on a Node process and on an edge runtime.
Part of backend and api developmentHono is what I reach for when an API does not need a framework with opinions about directories. Routing, middleware and typed handlers, deployable to Node, Bun or a Worker without rewriting anything, which matters when the hosting decision comes after the code.
The VM Academy server is Hono over Postgres with Drizzle, with passwordless auth, membership and one-time purchases, instructor payouts, and response types generated out of the repository into the two clients that consume them.
What that covers
- REST APIs with typed handlers and Zod-validated input
- Response types generated and shared with every client
- Passwordless and session auth, with roles
- Payment webhooks handled idempotently
- Runs on Node, Bun or Cloudflare Workers unchanged
Where this has shipped
VM Academy
Personal, 2026
A multi-skill learning platform. Three repositories, one API, one database.
How it is built
Native Ninjas
Personal, 2026
A typed monorepo starting point: Expo, Hono and TanStack Router in one graph.
How it is built
Kasoti
Personal, 2026
A mock-test app for one exam candidate, built as a real monorepo anyway.
How it is built
Next: Postgres and Drizzle
Tell me what you are building.
A sentence about the product and where it is stuck is enough to start. I answer every mail myself, including the ones where the answer is that I am not the right person.