Chapter 1. Defining Progressive Web Apps
They’re just websites that took all the right vitamins.
—Alex Russell (http://bkaprt.com/pwa/01-01/)
Let’s get this out of the way up front: the phrase progressive web app has become a bit of a buzzword. Its meaning often changes based on whom you are speaking with and what features they are most interested in.
And who can blame them? In 2015, Google’s developer page on progressive web apps started with a list of ten characteristics, but was reduced to six just a year later (http://bkaprt.com/pwa/01-02/). Later the page added three characteristics—Reliable, Fast, and Engaging—none of which were in ...
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