Building a Progressive Web App
summary
Builds a real Progressive Web App using a JSON web app manifest plus a background service worker that acts as a proxy to intercept requests for offline caching, push and background sync. Uses PW Builder to generate icons and manifests from a URL, Create React PWA scaffolding and Lighthouse for measurable performance scores. Shows Smashing Magazine running as a PWA in Edge and Twitter’s PWA behaving like a native app, and reports a clear upward trend in manifest adoption.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to PWAs
- 1:15Core PWA features
- 2:40Technical requirements
- 5:31Browser support
- 6:33Progressive enhancement
- 8:30User experience and tools
- 11:06Beyond the browser
- 14:46PWA business case
- 17:19User and developer benefits
- 20:22Summary and conclusion








