Going Big: PWAs Come to Desktop and Chrome OS

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Chrome now lets PWAs run as standalone apps on Chrome OS, Windows, Linux and Mac using one codebase, with Chrome OS first in early 2018, Windows/Linux late 2018 and Mac in March 2019. Key pieces are the web app manifest and offline Service Worker, developers use Workbox and WebAssembly for performance, and Chrome 76 adds an omnibox install affordance plus the beforeinstallprompt flow. Real results include Hulu moving users to a PWA with 96% of legacy users switching in three months and higher engagement. Upcoming work targets a native file system API, file handling and a launch event.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:43Progressive Web Apps
3. 1:40What is an Application
4. 5:28History of Progressive Web Apps
5. 10:51Web App Manifest
6. 15:07Service Worker
7. 19:23WorkBox
8. 22:39Installation
9. 29:26File System API
10. 30:27Launch Management API
11. 33:08Wrap Up

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