Ryan Hefner

@ryanhefner

Having fun, making stuff. Building products at @communesoftware. Site: https://www.ryanhefner.com | https://www.allplay.fm

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Hey, I’m Ryan Hefner.

Software developer by necessity, product designer by heart, and eternal tinkerer.

I like crafting well-designed, nicely coded software that gracefully solves the problem at hand. I build products at Commune Software, publish open-source tools for the web, and share what I learn along the way.

What I’m working on

  • OpenGraphs — Open Graph image generation, metadata tooling, and optimization for sites and apps.
  • PostKit — Portable article components, Markdown tooling, link metadata resolvers, and framework adapters.
  • Chakra Email — React email templates with Chakra-style props, theme tokens, and email-safe rendering.
  • Chakra Docs — Composable documentation for existing Chakra UI apps, with flexible content sources and framework adapters.

Open source

  • next-meta — Composable metadata, Open Graph, and Twitter Card management for Next.js.
  • react-structured — Type-safe React components for Schema.org JSON-LD and rich results.
  • react-fathom — Privacy-focused Fathom Analytics for React, Next.js, and React Native.
  • use-bluesky — React hooks for the Bluesky API.

There are plenty more experiments, utilities, and works in progress in my repositories and on my projects page.

Follow along

I talk through the process of building products and sharpening my craft on All Play, and get together with fellow builders for longer conversations on Jam Sessions.

Website · Bluesky · YouTube · All Play

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