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Blazor Beats JS in Chrome Extensions—Again

Blazor WASM flopped hard in Chrome extensions—too slow. JS fixed it, but sucked to write. Now? It's circling back, smarter and faster.

Screenshot of Anaglyphohol Chrome extension converting video to red-cyan 3D anaglyph

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Blazor WASM's .NET 10 optimizations kill startup delays, making it viable for Chrome extensions. 𝕏
  • Custom ILGPU library enables C# GPU compute in browsers, outperforming third-party runtimes. 𝕏
  • JS offers speed but sacrifices developer productivity; C# balances both now. 𝕏
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