Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
If you re working on the Web, you ve probably heard something about Progressive Web Apps. But what exactly are they and what kind of benefit will they bring you? With this book, you ll gain a practical understanding along with the skills needed to use Service Workers and other technology central to building Progressive Web Apps. PWAs are pushing the mobile web forward, aim to bring parity to web and native apps, and help mobile developers reach users beyond the confines of native app stores.
With this book, learn how to build websites that take advantage of features that have so far been the exclusive domain of native apps. Reach out to your users with push notifications and homescreen icons, speed up your site significantly and provide a fully functional app even when your users are offline or suffering from bad connectivity.
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Synopsis
Move over native apps. New progressive web apps have capabilities that will soon make you obsolete. With this hands-on guide, web developers and business execs will learn how--and why--to develop web apps that take advantage of features that have so far been exclusive to native apps. Features that include fast load times, push notifications, offline access, homescreen shortcuts, and an entirely app-like experience.
By leveraging the latest browser APIs, progressive web apps combine all of the benefits of the native app, while avoiding their issues. Throughout the book, author Tal Ater shows you how to improve a simple website for the fictional Gotham Imperial Hotel into a modern progressive web app. Plus:
- Understand how service workers function and use them to provide an app-like experience
- Create sites that launch in an instant, regardless of a user's internet connection
- Use service workers to deliver offline availability during service disruptions
- Create full-screen web apps that launch from the homescreen just like native apps
- Re-engage users with push notifications, even days after they have left the site