
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Progressive Web Apps
About this book
Summary 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.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. 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. About the Book Progressive Web Apps teaches you PWA design and the skills you need to build fast, reliable websites. There are lots of ways you can use PWA techniques, and this practical tutorial presents interesting, standalone examples so you can jump to the parts that interest you most. You'll discover how Web Service Workers vastly improve site loading, how to effectively use push notifications, and how to create sites with a no-compromise offline mode. What's Inside
- Improved caching with Service Workers
- Using manifest files and HTML markup
- Push notifications
- Offline-first web designs
- Techniques for data synchronization
About the Reader Written for readers with experience developing websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. About the Author Dean Alan Hume is a coder, author, and Google Developer Expert. He's passionate about web performance and user experience. 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
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- Part 1. Defining Progressive Web Apps
- Part 2. Faster web apps
- Part 3. Engaging web apps
- Part 4. Resilient web applications
- Part 5. The future of Progressive Web Apps
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Listings