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Blazor WebAssembly by Example

By : Toi B. Wright
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Blazor WebAssembly by Example

By: Toi B. Wright

Overview of this book

Blazor WebAssembly makes it possible to run C# code on the browser instead of having to use JavaScript, and does not rely on plugins or add-ons. The only technical requirement for using Blazor WebAssembly is a browser that supports WebAssembly, which, as of today, all modern browsers do. Blazor WebAssembly by Example is a project-based guide for learning how to build single-page web applications using the Blazor WebAssembly framework. This book emphasizes the practical over the theoretical by providing detailed step-by-step instructions for each project. You'll start by building simple standalone web applications and progress to developing more advanced hosted web applications with SQL Server backends. Each project covers a different aspect of the Blazor WebAssembly ecosystem, such as Razor components, JavaScript interop, event handling, application state, and dependency injection. The book is designed in such a way that you can complete the projects in any order. By the end of this book, you will have experience building a wide variety of single-page web applications with .NET, Blazor WebAssembly, and C#.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Chapter 1: Introduction to Blazor WebAssembly

Blazor WebAssembly is Microsoft's new single-page application (SPA) framework for building web applications on .NET Framework. It enables developers to run C# code on the client. Therefore, instead of being forced to use JavaScript on the browser, we can now use C# on the browser.

In this chapter, we will prepare you to develop web applications using Blazor WebAssembly. We will discuss the two different Blazor hosting models and present the advantages of using Blazor WebAssembly over Blazor Server. Finally, we will guide you through the process of setting up your computer to complete the projects in this book.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Benefits of using the Blazor framework
  • Differences between the two hosting models
  • What is WebAssembly?
  • Setting up your PC