Progressive Web Applications

what is it?
why it matters?
how does it work?


the user experience drive

mobile web < mobile app?

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predictable
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easy to find
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features push notifications
the flip side
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low usage after installation
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separate code base for each platform
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needs higher data consumption and network
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space & cost

native app vs web

PWA
best of both worlds!
PWA
radically improving the end-to-end user experience
fast
integrated
reliable
engaging
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fast
technical components of PWA



service workers

manifest.json
tools and libraries
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lighthouse
audit tool which can run against any web page, public or personal, and generates one report with the checklist required for PWA -
workbox
a collection of libraries, open sourced by Google and can be used to generate the service worker file

the P in PWA

65% increase in pages per session, 75% increase in tweets sent
Lite
60% hike in core engagements, time spent is also increased by 40%
Lite
Tinder reduced load time from 11.91 seconds to 4.69 seconds with its new PWA

PWA
By Rohini Senthil
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