Web Development with Blazor: An in-depth practical guide for .NET developers to build interactive UIs with C#, 2nd Edition

Develop modern web UIs with Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.
Key Features

Create a production-ready Blazor application from start to finish
Learn Blazor fundamentals, gain actionable insights, and discover best practices
Find out how, when, and why to use Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly, as well as Blazor Hybrid

Book Description

Blazor is an essential tool if you want to build interactive web apps without JavaScript, but it has a learning curve. Updated with the latest code in .NET 7 and C# 11 and written by someone who adopted Blazor early, this book will help you overcome the challenges associated with being a beginner with Blazor and teach you the best coding practices.

You'll start by learning how to leverage the power of Blazor and exploring the full capabilities of both Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly. Then you'll move on to the practical part, centered around a sample project – a blog engine. You'll apply all your newfound knowledge about creating Blazor projects, the inner workings of Razor syntax, validating forms, and creating your own components.

This new edition also looks at source generators, dives deeper into Blazor WebAssembly with ahead-of-time, and includes a dedicated new chapter demonstrating how to move components of an existing JavaScript (Angular, React) or MVC-based website to Blazor or combine the two. You'll also see how to use Blazor (Hybrid) together with .NET MAUI to create cross-platform desktop and mobile applications.

When you reach the end of this book, you'll have the confidence you need to create and deploy production-ready Blazor applications, and you'll have a big-picture view of the Blazor landscape.
What you will learn

Understand the different technologies that can be used with Blazor, such as Blazor Server, Blazor WebAssembly, and Blazor Hybrid
Find out how to build simple and advanced Blazor components
Explore the differences between Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly projects
Discover how Minimal APIs work and build your own API
Explore existing JavaScript libraries in Blazor and JavaScript interoperability
Learn techniques to debug your Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly applications
Test Blazor components using bUnit

Who this book is for

This book is for .NET web developers and software developers who want to use their existing C# skills to build interactive SPA applications running either inside the web browser using Blazor WebAssembly, or on the server using Blazor Server.

You'll need intermediate-level web-development skills, basic knowledge of C#, and prior exposure to .NET web development before you get started; the book will guide you through the rest.
Table of Contents

Hello Blazor
Creating Your First Blazor App
Managing State - Part 1
Understanding Basic Blazor Components
Creating Advanced Blazor Components
Building Forms with Validation
Creating an API
Authentication and Authorization
Sharing Code and Resources
JavaScript Interop
Managing State Part 2
Debugging the Code
Testing
Deploy to Production
Moving from, or Combining, an Existing Site
Going Deeper into WebAssembly
Examining Source Generators
Visiting .NET MAUI
Where to Go from Here