Tutorial Progressive Web Applications Manifest and Cache API In this PWA post I will cover the Cache API and the storage limitations of the Cache and IndexedDB APIs, how you can use a Manifest file to support touch icons and the 'add to homescreen' functionality and the Lighthouse audit tool. Cache API A cache is technically
Tutorial Featured Service Workers in Progressive Web Apps Service workers are the foundation of Progressive Web Applications. A service worker is kind of Web Worker, which means that this JavaScript is executed outside of the main browser thread. This allows us to (with user permission) send push notifications to the user's device, even when the app
PWA JavaScript for Progressive Web Apps This post is to give a quick recap on some JavaScript features such as the Fetch API and arrow functions, so that you can get to work on the other PWA posts and write your own service worker! Arrow functions An arrow function expression is a shorter method of writing
PWA Featured What is a Progressive Web Application? A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a web app that uses modern web capabilities to deliver a more native experience to the user and meets a number of requirements. For your app to be considered a PWA, there are a number of requirements your app must fulfil: What makes a
