Switching to .NET MAUI (with Blazor for web) from react

Switching to .NET MAUI (with Blazor for web) can indeed simplify your development process by allowing you to maintain a single codebase for both web and mobile applications. Here's how it compares with your current setup and the benefits you might expect:

Current Setup with React, React Native, and Redux

• **Three Repositories:** One for mobile (React Native), one for web (React), and one common repository for Redux state management.

• **Redundant Changes:** Changes in shared components or business logic often need to be duplicated in both the web and mobile repositories.

• **Monorepo Management:** While using a monorepo helps, you still maintain distinct codebases for web and mobile UIs, leading to potential duplication and synchronization challenges.

Switching to .NET MAUI with Blazor

• **Single Codebase:** .NET MAUI allows you to create native applications for iOS, Android, and Windows from a single codebase, while Blazor enables the same codebase to be used for web applications.

• **Unified Development:** With .NET MAUI and Blazor, you typically write your business logic and UI components once, and they can be reused across both web and mobile platforms.

• **Less Redundancy:** You avoid duplicating changes, as most updates will be made in one place and reflected across all platforms.

• **C# and .NET Ecosystem:** Leverages the powerful .NET ecosystem, providing tools and libraries that can be used across both web and mobile projects.

Specifics of Code Sharing and Updates

• **UI Components:** In .NET MAUI, you can use the same UI components across web and mobile, reducing the need to duplicate UI-related changes.

• **Business Logic:** Business logic and services can be written in C# and shared across both web and mobile applications.

• **State Management:** Similar to how you manage state with Redux, you can use .NET libraries like MVU (Model-View-Update) for state management across both platforms.

Example of Unified Development with .NET MAUI

Here's a simplified example to illustrate how a single codebase can serve both web and mobile:

Shared Business Logic (C#)

public class UserService

{

    public User GetUserById(int id)

    {

        // Fetch user data from a database or API

    }

}

Shared UI Component (XAML for .NET MAUI)

<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"

             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"

             x:Class="MyApp.Views.UserPage">

    <StackLayout>

        <Label Text="{Binding User.Name}" />

        <Label Text="{Binding User.Email}" />

    </StackLayout>

</ContentPage>

Main Application (XAML)

<Application xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"

             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"

             x:Class="MyApp.App">

    <Application.Resources>

        <!-- Application resource dictionary -->

    </Application.Resources>

</Application>

Conclusion

Switching to .NET MAUI with Blazor for web will simplify your development process compared to maintaining separate codebases for React and React Native. With .NET MAUI, most of your updates will be made in one place, significantly reducing the need for redundant changes across platforms.

However, keep in mind the learning curve and migration effort required when moving from a JavaScript-based stack to .NET. If your team is comfortable with .NET technologies, the benefits of reduced redundancy and simplified maintenance might outweigh the initial migration effort.