Why DAX built with pure C# 800 lines Program.cs is faster than Blazor WASM for blogs and docs - 0KB JS vs 512KB
What is DAX?
DAX is Pure C# Slim Static Site Generator. Single file Program.cs ~800 lines, no Node, no WASM, no hydration.
Inspired by CAX (C language) but rewritten for .NET ecosystem so Windows users can use CMD native without MinGW or make.
Why not Blazor?
Blazor is for interactive dashboards. It loads 512KB WASM + _framework/blazor.web.js, boot time ~2s, needs hydration.
DAX outputs pure HTML 0KB JS, 50ms load, Lighthouse 100, SEO instant.
Benchmark same blog:
- Blazor:
dotnet publish8s, payload 512KB, first paint 2.1s - DAX:
dotnet run -- build0.12s, payload 0KB, first paint 0.05s
Use Blazor for apps. Use DAX for content.
How to start?
dotnet new console -n my-blog
copy Program.cs Dax.csproj
dotnet run -- init
dotnet run -- build
dotnet run -- start
Deploy to Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages — they have dotnet preinstalled, unlike CAX which fails without GCC.
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DAX .NET Static Site Generator
DAX is a slim .NET SSG. Build static sites 50x faster than Blazor SSG. No WASM bloat, just pure static HTML. For .NET devs who hate Blazor slow.
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