Jimmy Engström #Blazor 🦝

The third edition of my book Web Development with Blazor is available on Amazon =) It covers the basics to more advanced examples, added chapters, updated to .NET 8, new render modes, new Raccoons, and learnings from running Blazor in production since 2019. Foreword by @stevensanderson Hope you enjoy it =) And don't forget to send me a picture of you booping the raccoon. 🦝 #Blazor #BoopTheBlazorRaccoon amazon.com/Web-Developmen…

@nickchapsas I agree. It’s a lot of money, but it is not expensive.

Unpopular opinion but Fable is still incredible value even on API pricing. When you spend $1 but make $2 with it you still made a dollar you didn’t have. It’s only the vibe coders and grifters that are hurt by its removal.

@madskristensen @Dave_DotNet I still see solutions being developed with IFrames, that confuses ME! 🤣

@Dave_DotNet - Framesets - Server Side Includes - Submit sites to search indexes

Old web web devs: what are some things you did that would confuse people today IFrames? Image Maps? Rounded corners where each corner was a background image? Dreamweaver? Marquees? Visitor Counters? jQuery? "This page is optimized for a resolution of 1024x768 pixel."? 🤣

Not sure if it is good or not 🤷

HIGHLY recommends this book! If you’ve seen any content from @EngstromJimmy you know he’s an absolute superstar and this work is no exception.

My book Web Development with Blazor is currently #1 in the #ASPNET category on Amazon 🎉 Fourth edition. Updated for .NET 10 and C# 14. Foreword by @danroth27 . And yes, probably the cutest raccoon so far. Thank you, everyone ❤️ #Blazor #dotnet

If you buy a training course called <course title> for Beginners, then proceed to complain the course isn't ADVANCED enough, that's on you.

@jsakamoto This is brilliant! ❤️

[New Post]🪄Opening Pandora's Box in Blazor! Call any DOM method (scrollIntoView, click, select...) from your .razor file, with zero external JavaScript files. The trick is the browser's built-in Object() function. Power and peril, both unlocked 👇 dev.to/j_sakamoto/ope… #Blazor

@csharpfritz I like it! All rooms should come in dark mode ;)

Evidently in San Francisco hotels, you pay extra for amenities like lamps and tables. so... I'm rehearsing my session for Build tomorrow in the dark, sitting up against the shelf the TV was sitting on.

I just published a new video about how GitHub Copilot can use Visual Studio Profiler to optimize your code! youtu.be/E1be_G6vKnI

@madskristensen Is it a real fireplace, with LED, or a specific LED one?

@EngstromJimmy I built drivers for my floor heating, outdoor permanent light strips, and my LED fireplace. github.com/madskristensen…

I'm having a blast giving Squad (agent orchestrator) the task to investigate and build Hubitat drivers for obscure connected products that weren't designed for home automation solutions.

@DarthPedro99 @DevLeaderCa Thanks for the mention ❤️

@DevLeaderCa Web Development with Blazor by @EngstromJimmy is a good starter. I read that book, then everything else was online content.

What books do you recommend for Blazor development, specifically? Beginner or advanced.

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@enki42ea @madskristensen This is a great comment! My comment is based on dark theme.

@madskristensen @EngstromJimmy If you're going to make an effort to make a change make it customizable. Solid works better in light mode but in dark mode sticks out too much. Icons that stick out more should only be used when there is good reason to stick out more and grab the user's attention

We're looking at updating the folder icons in Solution Explorer for Visual Studio 2026. Which do you prefer?

@madskristensen I guess opacity would help, but I don’t think its better than outlined to be honest.

@EngstromJimmy What if there was an opacity'ish look to them so they wouldn't stand out as much, but still be solid?

ANNOUNCING SkiaSharp 4 Preview 1! Uno Platform is proud to join @mattleibow and the @dotnet team at Microsoft in co-maintaining @SkiaSharp moving forward Lots of goodies in this release, bringing forward ~2 years of updates, with new features added along the way. Also, Skia Fiddle is now powered by Uno Platform! Read all the details: aka.platform.uno/skiaannounceme…

You can extend Copilot CLI with any UI you want - here’s how! youtu.be/HcjUnrS41II

Copilot context menu meter is coming soon to Visual Studio 2026