Progressive Web Apps teaches you PWA design and the skills you need to build fast, reliable websites by taking you step-by-step, through real world examples in this practical tutorial. Foreword by Addy Osmani, Google.
About the Technology
Offline websites that work. Near-instant load times. Smooth transitions between high/low/no bandwidth. Fantasy, right? Not with progressive web applications. PWAs use modern browser features like push notifications, smart caching, and Service Workers to manage data, minimize server usage, and allow for unstable connections, giving you better control and happier customers. Better still, all you need to build PWAs are JavaScript, HTML, and the easy-to-master techniques you'll find in this book.
What's Inside • Improved caching with Service Workers • Using manifest files and HTML markup • Push notifications • Offline-first web designs • Techniques for data synchronization
Table of Contents PART 1 -DEFINING PROGRESSIVE WEB APPS • Understanding Progressive Web Apps • First steps to building a Progressive Web App PART 2 -FASTER WEB APPS • Caching • Intercepting network requests PART 3 -ENGAGING WEB APPS • Look and feel • Push notifications PART 4 -RESILIENT WEB APPLICATIONS • Offline browsing • Building more resilient applications • Keeping your data synchronized PART 5 -THE FUTURE OF PROGRESSIVE WEB APPS • Streaming data • Progressive Web App troubleshooting • The future is looking good
