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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.
theAIcatchup
Apr 08, 2026
3 min read
⚡ Key Takeaways
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Blazor WASM's .NET 10 optimizations kill startup delays, making it viable for Chrome extensions.
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Custom ILGPU library enables C# GPU compute in browsers, outperforming third-party runtimes.
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JS offers speed but sacrifices developer productivity; C# balances both now.
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The 60-Second TL;DR
- Blazor WASM's .NET 10 optimizations kill startup delays, making it viable for Chrome extensions.
- Custom ILGPU library enables C# GPU compute in browsers, outperforming third-party runtimes.
- JS offers speed but sacrifices developer productivity; C# balances both now.
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