Blazor Component Libraries: Building Reusable UI

Razor Class Libraries (RCLs) allow you to share Blazor components across multiple apps. With .NET Core 3.1 and upcoming .NET 5, they now support including static assets (CSS, JS, images) inside the NuGet package. This guide builds a reusable “Modal” component library. Project Structure Create a new RCL project: Static Web Assets Place CSS in […]

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Kubernetes Operators in .NET: Getting Started

Operators extend Kubernetes with custom domain logic. While usually written in Go, the .NET ecosystem has matured with the `KubeOps` SDK. We can now write C# operators to manage custom resources like `DatabaseCluster` or `TenantNamespace`. The Operator Pattern Defining a CRD in C# The Reconciler Key Takeaways Operators encode operational knowledge into software. The Reconcile […]

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.NET 5 Preview: What’s Coming This November

.NET 5 unifies .NET Core and .NET Framework. Here’s what to expect when it releases in November. The Unification One .NET going forward C# 9 and F# 5 Single BCL across all platforms Top-level programs Records and init-only setters Performance Significant perf improvements in GC, JIT, and libraries. ARM64 support improved. References .NET 5 Preview

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Blazor WebAssembly is GA: Everything You Need to Know

May 2020 marks the long-awaited General Availability of Blazor WebAssembly. This release allows C# developers to build Single Page Applications (SPAs) that run entirely in the browser using standard web technologies—no plugins required. We explore the trimming (linker) improvements and the architecture of a production-ready Blazor Wasm app. The Download Size Challenge Running .NET in […]

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