We discuss a class of first-order symmetric hyperbolic thermodynamically compatible (SHTC) equations for continuum mechanics. Many continuum models can be cast into the SHTC class of equations, e.g. classical models such as Euler equations, elasticity, and MHD equations, but also non-classical models for viscous fluids, multi-phase flows, poroelasticity, heat conduction, resistive, electrodynamics, etc. The dissipation is modeled via relaxation-type source terms which allows us to stay in the class of hyperbolic equations. I will discuss some aspects of the SHTC equations and present some numerical results for problems historically covered by the parabolic-type equations such as Fourier-Navier-Stokes equations.