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Chrome DevTools in 2016 and Beyond

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Re: Chrome DevTools in 2016 and Beyond

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They mention "Progressive web apps" and link to some info, but I can't figure out what the difference is from a normal webpage. Do they mean "web apps that use some stuff that was recently added to most modern web browsers"?

Re: Chrome DevTools in 2016 and Beyond

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They mention "Progressive web apps" and link to some info, but I can't figure out what the difference is from a normal webpage. Do they mean "web apps that use some stuff that was recently added to most modern web browsers"?

Generally, a "progressive web app" is something that behaves a bit like a regular native app, when the browser supports it and user allows it. This includes using serviceworkers to cache data for offline (and low bandwidth) use, making a home-screen icon that launches a standalone (from the task switcher perspective) window with no browser frame, and so on.

Re: Chrome DevTools in 2016 and Beyond

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post #6

They mention "Progressive web apps" and link to some info, but I can't figure out what the difference is from a normal webpage. Do they mean "web apps that use some stuff that was recently added to most modern web browsers"?

Generally, a "progressive web app" is something that behaves a bit like a regular native app, when the browser supports it and user allows it. This includes using serviceworkers to cache data for offline (and low bandwidth) use, making a home-screen icon that launches a standalone (from the task switcher perspective) window with no browser frame, and so on.

Pretty much what I thought, thanks!

I'm a fan of the concept, hating apps that could easily have been webpages (public transport apps are often a good example), so it sounds like a good idea to give this a name and promote it. It's too bad that this name sounds like Microsoft came up with it in the early 2000s, but oh well.

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