Blazor Web Development Cookbook: Tested recipes for advanced single-page application scenarios in .NET 9

Master web development with Blazor in .NET 9, gaining advanced skills while working with dynamic components to secure and optimize your applications

Key Features
Develop generic, customizable components secured with roles and policies
Manage application and user states, in simple to complex scenarios, across render boundaries
Enhance user experience by embedding AI-powered features into the application
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Book Description
With support for both server-side and client-side hosting, as well as the flexibility to mix render modes, Blazor empowers you to leverage cloud computing while maintaining the performance of local applications. Paweł Bazyluk—a Blazor expert with over a decade of experience in .NET technologies—shows you how Blazor, a Microsoft framework, enables you to create interactive web applications using C# and .NET, while reducing reliance on JavaScript. This cookbook highlights Blazor’s vast possibilities using practical recipes that address key aspects of web development and showcase the framework's versatility in building modern, integrated applications.

Pawel demonstrates how to skillfully navigate component-based architecture, and create, parameterize, and customize components to achieve high modularity. Working through practical insights and hands-on guidance in each chapter, you’ll progress from advanced data binding and event handling intricacies to optimizing data display using grids. You’ll explore application state management, build interactive forms with validation, leverage Blazor’s routing engine, and keep every part of the application secure. The book also explores cutting-edge topics, touching on how to enhance your application with AI-powered features.

By the end of the book, you’ll be fully equipped to build robust, scalable, and secure web applications in Blazor.

What you will learn
Build modular, reusable, maintainable code in component-based architecture
Exchange data between a UI and external service while ensuring UI responsiveness
Implement efficient user interactions and event handling
Present data in a structured and user-friendly manner using grids
Understand state management strategies crucial for complex applications
Create user-friendly and robust data input forms with smart validations
Explore routing capabilities and leverage navigation events
Enhance forms with AI-powered features and implement your own AI chatbot
Who this book is for
This book is for developers with a foundational understanding of Blazor and .NET seeking proven solutions to common web application development challenges. Frontend engineers, .NET developers, and solution architects looking to gain full-stack expertise will also find this resource invaluable. Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript programming will help you get the most out of this web development book.

Table of Contents
Working with Component-Based Architecture
Synchronous and Asynchronous Data Binding
Taking Control of Event Handling
Enhancing Data Display with Grids
Managing Application State
Building Interactive Forms
Validating User Input Forms
Keeping the Application Secure
Exploring Navigation and Routing
Integrating with OpenAI