The web is one of the most powerful and ubiquitous application delivery platform in the world. And yet, in recent years it’s become an underdog, overshadowed by native applications brokered through costly app stores. In this course, Progressive Web App Fundamentals, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Progressive Web Apps. First, you’ll discover how to create installable web apps with Application Manifests. Next, you’ll explore how to send push notifications. Finally, you’ll learn how to achieve background syncing and how to automate testing of Progressive Web Apps. Once you’ve finished this course, you’ll know how to turn your standard web app into something that’s installable, works offline, and can more deeply engage users via push notifications using nothing more than a browser and your existing web development tool set.
Author Name: Nik Molnar
Author Description:
Nik Molnar is a Program Manager at Microsoft and co-founder of Glimpse, an open source diagnostics and debugging tool. Nik lives in Austin, Texas where he specializes in web development, web performance, web API’s, and community management. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and on technical podcasts. In his spare time, Nik can be found cooking up a storm in the kitchen, hanging with his wife, and working on other open source projects.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• What Is an “App”?
  24mins
• Adding to Home Screen
  39mins
• Sending Push Notifications
  70mins
• Background Syncing
  18mins
• Best Practices for Progressive Web Apps
  21mins