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Web applications are typically developed using Java, .NET, Node.js, and other similar languages. Blazor allows you to create web UIs in C# instead, a very popular development language as it helps catch errors at the time of compilation rather than during runtime.
Blazor is an ASP.NET feature that allows building interactive web UIs using C# for client and server code. As the .NET developer platform contains tools and libraries for building web apps, Blazor provides developers access to any library as needed, provided it is compatible with the .NET Standard. Developers can use their own libraries or any of the public NuGet packages. Blazor also allows the sharing of code and libraries as well as reusable web UI components.
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Often apps written in one language need plug-ins or transpilation to run in a browser. Transpilation refers to the process of converting code written in one programming language to another (such as JavaScript) to allow it to run in the browser. This often limits the functionality. The advantage of using Blazor to create web UIs is that the app can be run in any browser, including on mobile phones, without the use of plugins or code transpilation as it uses open web standards.
Some of the other advantages of using Blazor include:
What sets Blazor apart from other UI frameworks such as Angular or ReactJS/React Native is that calculating UI changes (app/component model) and applying those changes (renderer or hosting models) are separated. This is what enables Blazor to create UIs for the web as well as the mobile. Though it requires components to be coded differently for the two platforms, as the programming model is the same, developers can create UIs using any renderer.
BlazorWebAssembly, the client-side, does not even need a server as the app consists of static files and runs on the client in the browser by downloading all the HTML, CSS, some JavaScript, and images. The assemblies that constitute the application and the complete .NET runtime are also downloaded and converted into WebAssembly bytecode. As Blazor apps use a common component model, the Razor components, it is easy to switch the hosting between the Server app or the WebAssembly app.
The static files can be hosted on:
As a result, it gives a near-native performance, can be used even in offline mode, and does not need a server, just some resource processing on the client device.
The browser you are running the app in must be new and updated as it does not work in browsers that do not have WebAssembly.
Blazor Server, a server-side Blazor app, serves the Blazor website. It works from within an ASP.NET website running on the .NET runtime. Blazor is loaded through a WebSocket connection using SignalR, which allows real-time UI updates to be streamed from the server. This enables faster loads and less time for downloading. It leverages the ASP.NET framework and does not need WebAssembly. This is a secure solution, that can scale fast.
On the flip side though, there is no offline support available. It requires an environment or server that runs on ASP.NET Core. It also requires higher latency and is a slow application.
Blazor Server can be used for a variety of reasons including:
Blazor is also fast evolving and capabilities are being added to use the technology for creating Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), hybrid apps, and fully native apps.
UK-based Merit Data & Technology has more than a decade of experience in software development with expertise across a wide range of technologies including:
…and many more
Our expert software development engineers work as an extension of your own team, offering full technical support and training as well in addition to development. We have proven expertise in developing software for world-leading brands and our passion drives us to keep pace with the latest technologies, upskilling as the market evolves.
Already experienced in C# and Java, our team can now help our customers and partners with the development of web applications using Blazor.
