Web Development with Blazor: A hands-on guide for .NET developers to build interactive UIs with C# - Softcover

Jimmy Engström

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1800208723 ISBN 13: 9781800208728

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Learn modern web user interface (UI) development with server-side Blazor and Blazor WebAssembly

Key Features

• Get up to speed with Blazor fundamentals, actionable insights, and best practices
• Learn how to create and deploy a production-ready Blazor application
• Find out how, when, and why to use server-side Blazor and Blazor WebAssembly

Book Description

Until now, creating interactive web pages meant involving JavaScript. But with Blazor, Microsoft's new way to create .NET web applications, developers can easily build interactive and rich web applications using C#. Web Development with Blazor will guide you through the most common challenges in getting started with Blazor.

You’ll start by learning how to leverage the power of Blazor and learn what you can do with both Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly. By showing you how all the elements work together practically, the book will help you solve some of the common roadblocks that developers face. As you advance, you'll learn how to create Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly projects, how Razor syntax works, and how to validate forms and create your own components. Later, the book introduces you to key concepts involved in web development with Blazor, which you will be able to put into practice straight away.

By the end of this Blazor book, you'll have gained the confidence you need to create and deploy production-ready Blazor applications.

What you will learn

• Understand the different technologies that can be used with Blazor, such as Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly
• Find out how to build simple and advanced Blazor components
• Explore the differences between Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly projects
• Discover how Entity Framework works and build a simple API
• Get up to speed with components and find out how to create basic and advanced components
• Explore existing JavaScript libraries in Blazor
• Use techniques to debug your Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly applications
• Test Blazor components using bUnit

Who this book is for

This web development book is for web developers and software developers who want to explore Blazor for building dynamic web UIs. This book assumes beginner-level knowledge of C# programming and intermediate-level web development skills.

Table of Contents

1. Hello Blazor
2. Creating Your First Blazor App
3. Introducing Entity Framework Core
4. Understanding Basic Blazor Components
5. Creating Advanced Blazor Components
6. Building Forms with Validation
7. Creating an API
8. Authentication and Authorization
9. Sharing Code and Resources
10. JavaScript Interop
11. Managing State
12. Debugging
13. Testing
14. Deploying to Production
15. Where to Go from Here

About this title

About the Author

Jimmy Engström has been developing ever since he was 7 years old and got his first computer. He loves to be on the cutting edge of technology, trying new things. When he got wind of Blazor, he immediately realized the potential and adopted it already when it was in beta. He has been running Blazor in production since it was launched by Microsoft.

His passion for the .NET industry and community has taken him around the world, speaking about development. Microsoft has recognized this passion by awarding him the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award 8 years in a row.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800208723
• ISBN 13: 9781800208728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310