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I was lucky enough to be interviewed recently by Matthew Groves on his podcast Cross Cutting Concerns where I talked about Progressive Web Apps. We discussed the basics of Progressive Web Apps and the different tools and techniques available to web developers. Matthew has had some pretty cool speakers on

If you had told me when I first start developing many years ago, that I’d be able to build websites that work on a mobile device and even respond when offline - I’d be blown away! One of my favourite features of Progressive Web Apps is the ability

When it comes to building Progressive Web Apps, my favourite library has to be the Service Worker toolbox. I’ve previously written about this great library and how it can make life a lot easier for developers by removing boilerplate code and using proven caching strategies that help you build

One of my favourite features of service workers is that they give you the ability to build web apps that work completely offline. Using service workers, you can write code that will cache any resources that a user might require, so that they can be retrieved at a later stage,

Lately I’ve been giving a lot of talks about Progressive Web Apps. Towards the end of the talks there is normally a Q & A section where the audience asks questions or proposes ideas. Often during these Q & A sessions, I get asked really useful questions that are worth sharing

I am very excited to announce that I'll be presenting at this year's Fluent Conference in San Jose. It is my first time at Fluent Conference, and I am very excited to be presenting. Fluent Conference 2017 will take place on the 19th - 22nd June, and I’ll be

If you’ve ever built a website and needed the ability to share to a social network, you’ll know that it’s not as easy as it first seems. In order to add basic share functionality, you often need to include a third party script and become familiar with

Service workers are awesome. They provide us with powerful functionality to intercept and handle network requests, cache resources, send useful push notifications and so much more. Because service workers have this ability to intercept network requests, it’s essential that they run over HTTPS. In the wrong hands, a malicious

Progressive Web Apps (PWA’s) are truly changing the way we use the web today. Push notifications, offline web pages, and super fast load times are just a few of the great features that developers are using to build Progressive Web Apps. Quite often I find myself visiting a website

I like beer. In fact, I like it so much that I decided to build a web app that showcases all the amazing different types that are out there! I've called it Progressive Beer. I've been experimenting a lot with Service Workers lately, and building a web application with this

It's been a while since I've guest written on another website. I normally find myself writing solely for this site, but I recently teamed up with Nicolás Bevacqua and his fun blog site Ponyfoo.com. If you've not heard of ponyfoo before, I thoroughly recommend checking it out. The guest