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Kræn Hansen
@kraenhansen.dk
Software craftsman, particularly interested in local-first software, databases, sync engines and (react) native code.
Father of three 👭🏼👶 from Denmark 🇩🇰
Building DevTools at MongoDB 🍃

Accepts sponsorships 🐙 https://github.com/sponsors/kraenhansen
Admittedly - suuuper niece and specific request:
How would you coordinate multiple JS engines implementing Node-API running in the same process?

Here's my take github.com/callstackinc..., wrapping opaque pointers in objects referencing a struct of function pointers to use.

Feedback is appreciated!
Enable multiple Node-API hosting JS engines / runtimes to share the global Node-API functions by kraenhansen · Pull Request #329 · callstackincubator/react-native-node-api
Stacked on #328. This is my suggestion for adding "multi-host" support to weak-node-api, enabling multiple engines implementing Node-API to co-exist and share the Node-API function namesp...
github.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
Hi, I’m Alex goldman. I used to host a podcast called Reply All that some people liked. For the past year I have been making a show called @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social. We now have 25 episodes (50 if you count premium episodes). You might enjoy it! Listen if you liked reply all
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I have huge (no longer secret) nerd-crush on this guy 🤓

Josh is a great fellow, hire him - 'nuff said ...
I am looking for a full-time job.

Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.

If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Shipping a prebuilt Xcframework on #npm is harder than it should be.

It may contain internal symbolic links when it wraps a versioned MacOS framework. These are stripped from the archive uploaded to the registry, meaning it's broken when downloaded again 🫠
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Please don't get me wrong here 🙏

Let's just say I find it curious when four female devs (three of which have AI altered pics) and none have their workplace listed, starts following me the same day 😬
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This years @reactuniverseconf.com was awesome! In particular my conversation with @psyche.social and Khalef Hosany (from @microsoft.com) about @nodejs.org #Node-API support in @reactnative.dev 💚

We also touched on what it take to build an #opensource community and use of AI 🤖

youtu.be/TN4ENNf31vs
Building Node-API for React Native With Khalef Hosany & Kræn Hansen
YouTube video by Callstack
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
PSA: If you've cloned a repo like @expo.dev's mono-repo, remember to disable @github.com Actions.

Thankfully all was discounted (presumably usage is within the free tier? 🤷)
October 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
Stop recompiling native modules! Vladimir Morozov (Microsoft) & Mariusz Pasiński (@callstack.com) explain how Node-API brings ABI stability to React Native, ending the update nightmare and allowing polyglot modules (Rust, Go!) ⬇️ youtu.be/MsWmfBlx6jw
How Node-API Brings Stability to React Native Modules With Vladimir Morozov & Mario Pasiński
YouTube video by Callstack
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Lots of gems in @chmal.it's interview of Mariusz and Vladimir on #NodeAPI (in the context of #reactnative) from this years @reactuniverseconf.com!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsWm...
How Node-API Brings Stability to React Native Modules With Vladimir Morozov & Mario Pasiński
YouTube video by Callstack
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
@seaofclouds.com do you design SWAG (clothes 'n stuff) as well?
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
Lately I've been rejecting "productivity culture" for "I do what I want" culture. I don't need a new journaling system or a calendar app. I don't want to sell my paintings. I don't want a content schedule. The world gets what I have to give.

You're welcome 🫶
October 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What a landing page for an awesome project! 🚸
🫠 automerge.org

The new Automerge website is live!!

The biggest (smallest) surprise? How fun it was to build the demo!

Automerge is so robust, it withstood all our weird ideas — like using physics-driven particles to literally push changes between docs — and it just worked. Perfectly. Every time.
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
🎮 Like CRDTs and videogames? @inkandswitch.com is ✨hiring✨ for a project that combines @automerge.org with @godotengine.org to make the next generation of collaboration tools for game development!

More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-i...

(Fully remote 🌍🌎🌏 contract, late Nov to April)
Godot IDE Engineer
Help build native, visual version control for collaborative game development in Godot
inkandswitch.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Love how much of the latest @reactnative.dev release is removal and deprecations! github.com/facebook/rea...
While it might cause downstream friction, it's such a healthy sign for a project to not "just add on" but tackle its technical debt head first! I hope this doesn't stop if we ever get to 1.0!
github.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
With React transition to a new technical governance structure, I'm more excited than ever to contribute. It's a marathon, not a sprint and it's here to stay.
Introducing the React Foundation
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
PEOPLE! Nominate your favorite opensource maintainers NOW!

www.commits.dev
The Commits Award Show | August 25, 2026
Join us as we honor open-source innovators, share their stories, and give them the flowers they deserve. The real reward of open-source? The community that builds it.
www.commits.dev
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I don't know why we collectively tolerate this 👇
debugging e2e tests where the iteration cycle is ~5 minutes is hell

way too slow to find any flow
too quick to context switch to another task
October 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
@nodejs.org & @nodeland.dev as part of landing Node-API support into Hermes & React Native, I want to build a pure ECMAScript (no Node.js runtime APIs) conformance test suite for Node-API implementors to test against. Is this something you'd be interested in adopting, collaborating on or sponsor?
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
@deno.land & @bartlomieju.bsky.social as part of landing Node-API support in Hermes & React Native, I'll build a pure ECMAScript (no Node.js runtime APIs) conformance test suite for Node-API implementors to test against. Is this something you'd be interested in adopting, collaborating on or sponsor?
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@bun.sh & @jarredsumner.com as part of landing Node-API support into Hermes & React Native, I want to build a pure ECMAScript (no Node.js runtime APIs) conformance test suite for Node-API implementors to test against. Is this something you'd be interested in adopting, collaborating on or sponsor?
October 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reposted by Kræn Hansen
Node-API in React Native means cross-runtime, type-safe, and faster React Native development. @kraenhansen.dk (@MongoDB) shows how Node-API brings faster builds, fewer native module failures, and better testing.
▶️ youtu.be/Wco3uHxik8w
Bringing Node-API to React Native | Kræn Hansen at React Universe Conf 2025
YouTube video by Callstack
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
👌
September 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Anyone exploring #reactnative and #kotlin multi-platform interop? Searching reactnative.directory yield no results 🤔
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Working on my @reactuniverseconf.com presentation I need inspiration for a stupid "native API" to implement a Node.js native addon for: "best" candidate is `ejectCupHolder` with me narrating "like this example of ejecting a compact disk drive".

Afraid people will be too young to get the "joke" 😬🤦
August 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM