The Blazor Puzzle 21 - Minifying and Bundling CSS & JavaScript 🚀🎯 @DeveloperExpress

Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The Challenge:
🌐 You built a Blazor Static Site Rendered (SSR) app.
📉 Google Lighthouse flags your site for uncompressed CSS & too many JavaScript files.
❌ You don't want to use JavaScript tools like Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt.
🔎 How can you bundle and minify your CSS & JS files using only C#/.NET tools?

Your Task:
1️⃣ Find a .NET-based solution for CSS/JS minification & bundling.
2️⃣ Show how it works with code (sample configuration or usage).
3️⃣ Explain why it's better than using JavaScript-based tools.

How to Submit Your Answer:
📩 Send your solution to:
📧 BlazorPuzzle@AppVNext.com
📌 Subject: Puzzle #21

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