Azure Static Web Apps, with Azure Functions built in, already deliver powerful user interfaces, but they lack native SignalR support for real-time updates. In this session, we will show how to bridge this gap by cleverly wiring Azure Functions to a SignalR hub, enabling instant notifications to users when data changes without browser refreshes.

Join us as as we take a hands-on approach to transform a basic book library application, built in BLazor Wasm, into a dynamic, real-time experience. You'll learn how to architect this integration and implement the necessary components. All while maintaining the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of Azure Static Web Apps. Walk away with practical code samples and patterns you can implement immediately in your own projects.

Hands on, we start with a working synchronous application to manage our books. We'll about the shortcomings of the system (and the Static Web App it's built upon), before changing the Functions to set up connection to a SignalR hub and add some events to see the functions working!

This is a new talk for Autumn 2025 and is aimed at DotNet deveopers.