Progressive Web Apps

Overview

This article (published Oct. 7 2017) describes PWA's what they are and what they are not.

This is a good summary of Progressive Web App features

Recent Information

Google Chrome Summit 2017

Raising the bar for web experiences

Wordpress + PWA's information starts at 10:13

Progressive Web Apps:Integrating with Browsers and Operating Systems (Improved 'Add To Homescreen' starts at 6:30)

Kick Starting Your Journey to Progressive Web Apps. This is a good overview with specific examples for non-techies. This video illustrates an effective summary/pitch of PWA's for other project managers.

Research

Student Thesis: Exploring progressive web applications for health care. The suggested guidelines near the end of this thesis may be helpful.

Student Thesis "Can PWA's match Native Android Applications in performance?"

Tools

Another Tool other than Lighthouse? https://gtmetrix.com/

Resources

Book: Building Progressive Web Apps

• https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/
• https://alistapart.com/article/yes-that-web-project-should-be-a-pwa
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest
• https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/primers/service-workers/
• https://serviceworke.rs/