Progressive Web AppsJeff Burtoft - @boyofgreen

Progressive Web App

Progressive Web Applications take advantage of new

technologies to bring the best of web sites and native

applications to users. They're reliable, fast, and

engaging.

What does it mean to be progressive

Progressive enhancement uses web technologies in a layered fashion that allows everyone to access the basic content and functionality of a web page, while also providing an enhanced version of the page to those with more advanced browsers

W3C ManifestOne manifest to rule them all

App Container1st class runtime environment for web apps

Service WorkersA web worker that can run independent of

Page and in the background

{x}

Service Workers

Supported by :

promises

Cache API

Notifications

Fetch

Promises:

Fetch:Our main objective

Notifications:

Cache API:

W3C Manifest

Start page

Scope

Theme

Icons

Language

Etc.

{x}

W3C Manifest

App Container

Presentation

Backgrounding

App Management

Install / Uninstall

App Container

Progressive Web Apps

Should work everywhere

One app to rule them all

Tooling: Manifoldjs

Browser Site

W3C Manifest

PWA

Chrome App

HWA

Windows 10 App

Manifoldjs Polyfills

iOS

Android

Other platforms

Mac., Office, FF etc.

Tooling: Manifoldjs

Store Submission

App Packaging

Image generation

Native API access

W3C Manifest Creation

Offline Scenarios

App Testing

Are PWAs ready yet?

Being “Progressive” about the way use utilize them will allow you to take

advantage of the strengths of each platform, without loosing backwards

compatibility

Next Steps

//developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/

dev.windows.com/bridges/hosted-web-apps

//www.manifoldjs.com

//dev.windows.com

//vorlonjs.com

DiscussionTime

What are your plans for PWA?

What do you think you can do right now?

What is your app strategy today?

What else is missing from this strategy?

What should we do next?

Stay Connected

dev.windows.com

www.thishereweb.com

www.manifoldjs.com

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