September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
285 pages
7h 11m
English
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Preface
Progressive web apps are an exciting new form of modern web apps. These apps leverage the latest web capabilities to deliver an experience that combines the unique features of native mobile apps with the advantages of the web.
This book will help you gain a thorough, practical understanding of modern progressive web app development through hands-on experience.
You will learn how to build web apps that take advantage of features that have so far been the exclusive domain of native apps. You will be able to reach out to your users with push notifications, grab prime real estate on the user’s homescreen, speed up your site significantly, and provide your users with a fully functional app, regardless of their connection.
The book incorporates a real-world, hands-on approach to learning by taking an existing website and chapter by chapter transforming it into a modern progressive web app.
Who This Book Is For
This book is first and foremost intended for developers. If you are looking to leverage your existing web development skills and learn how to build modern progressive web apps, this is the book for you.
The book assumes you have at least a basic understanding of web development using HTML and JavaScript. It does not assume any familiarity with relatively newer additions to JavaScript such as ECMAScript 2015, promises, or ECMAScript 2017’s async functions. If you are already familiar with these modern language constructs, you should be able to skip (or quickly skim) the ...
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