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Exploring Blazor: A Powerful Framework for Web Development
Blazor is a web framework that allows developers to build interactive web applications using C# instead of traditional web technologies like Javascript. It enables developers to create rich, single-page applications using .NET and C# on the client side while also leveraging the power of server-side processing
The name Blazor comes from a combination of Browser and Razor. Adding an L made the name sound better, but other than that, it has no real meaning or acronym.
There are a couple of different flavors of Blazor, including Blazor Server, Blazor WebAssembly, and Blazor Hybrid.
Blazor Server
Blazor Server uses SignalR to communicate between the client and the server.
SignalR
SignalR is an open source library from Microsoft that allows developers to add real-time functionality to their applications. Clients connect to a server via a hub, and the server then pushes updates to the clients in real time using WebSockets (with fallback to other technologies when required). A common example of using SignalR is to create real-time chat…
