Guide to Hono.js on the Edge

Hono.js feels like Express re-imagined for the edge. It is tiny, fast, and designed for runtimes like Cloudflare Workers and Vercel Edge Functions, where startup time and per-request cost matter.

Why Hono for small sharp APIs

For APIs that need to be globally distributed and respond in a few milliseconds, the edge runtime is a good fit. Hono gives me expressive routing, middleware, and TypeScript support without pulling in a full Node.js dependency tree.

Patterns I like

I keep handlers small and pure, passing dependencies (like database clients) in via the context. This makes it straightforward to unit test handlers and to plug the same logic into other environments if needed.