[avgDev]

I'm rewriting an MVC 5 app in Blazor as we speak. I'm "full-stack" but my JS skills are pretty low compared to C#, which I am extremely comfortable with. It is actually extremely fun to work with. Havin ability to inject a service directly into a page is amazing.

I'm hoping Blazor gets more popular. However, I will see how this project goes and if I hit any major road blocks, so my opinion my shift. So far it seems like a great option.

[rafale]

What I would really love is to see XAML-like layout in the browser. CSS is a mess I can never wrap my mind around even with the flex model. Whereas the XAML model is much simpler (a measure pass to size components, an arrange pass to lay them).

[mmis1000]

I think css is mostly a sane low level layout system (which allow you to produce whatever pixel you want, like opengl or whatever) instead of a predefined component system. It will never have those nicely designed components buildin (because it is not its goal). And the complexity price comes from the flexibility it demands.

[wvenable]

XAML's layout components are much easier than HTML/CSS but styling XAML components is way over-complicated compared to CSS.

[pjmlp]

Thankfully there are tools like Blend.