Category/Tag: Frameworks
Why Mindfire Tech Favors a Blazor Future
- By Joseph Pitman
- Software Quality Assurance & Tech Writer
ASP.NET's Blazor has been causing a bit of a ruckus this year following its major update with .NET 8's release late last year. Part of that ruckus comes down to developers arguing over whether or not it is now superior to JavaScript and other older web development frameworks. There is a lot to be said on both sides- but in this article, I don't want to so much argue over which is better, but rather why we here at Mindfire prefer Blazor as the framework for our future projects.
Native Isn't Really Better
- By Joseph Pitman
- Software Quality Assurance & Tech Writer
Native vs Cross-Platform: Which is better for writing your mobile apps? Ten years ago, with buggy and underdeveloped cross-platform frameworks, the answer was obvious. However, in recent years cross-platform framework developers have produced some incredible results with tools such as Xamarin or MAUI, which are proving to be near perfect replacements for writing purely in native code. In this article we discuss how cross-platform frameworks will not only save you time and money, but may even produce a better product than if you had written your app natively.
An Introduction to Mocking Frameworks
- By Nate Zaugg
- CEO | CIO
So you're unit testing, and perhaps even practicing Test Driven Development (TDD). Congratulations! You're likely better than at least half of your peers! There is just one thing you cannot figure out. How am I supposed to just test one thing when my code has dependencies? Enter Mocking!