Service Workers Has Service Worker usage increased on this website over the past four years? It's been almost four years since I started collecting data on Service Worker usage and support on this website and in this article I show the details.
Progressive Web Apps Brewfather - Progressive App Review In my spare time I enjoy a little bit of homebrewing. What first started out as an experiment with a beer kit, soon turned into a geeky fascination with the science behind brewing beer. I am one of those annoying people that sniffs the beer and comments on the aroma
Progressive Web Apps Determining Service Worker Support for your Site Have you ever thought about building a Progressive Web App or even adding a service worker to your website? Perhaps you’ve considered it, but weren’t too sure about whether or not your users were on browsers that supported these features. Would they even benefit from their features? Speaking
Progressive Web Apps Dynamic resources using the Network Information API and service workers The Network Information API allows developers to determine the connection types and the underlying connection technology that the user agent is using. In terms of web performance, this brings a whole new level to the way that we build web pages.
JavaScript Getting started with the Ambient Light Sensor The Ambient Light Sensor API provides developers with the means to determine ambient light levels as detected by the device’s main light detector. This information is available to developers in terms of lux units.
Progressive Web Apps How to display a "new version available" for a Progressive Web App In this article, I will show you how to add a notification to your site and display it each time that there is a new version of the service worker available. You’ll also learn how to refresh the page, so that the user is up to date and has the latest version of any cached files.
Progressive Web Apps Progressive Web Apps - Book Giveaway "Progressive Web Apps" has recently been released, and if you haven't already gotten your hands on a copy, I have 5 free copies to give away to lucky readers.
Progressive Web Apps Service Workers can save the environment! Service workers allow you to cache resources on the user's device when they visit your site for the first time. Fewer HTTP requests mean less CPU usage and less energy consumed.
Progressive Web Apps Converting a Ghost blog to a Progressive Web App In this article, I am going to take you through the different steps required to get a Ghost blog up and running as a Progressive Web App (*hint: it’s easier than you think!*)
Progressive Web Apps Progressive Web Apps - My new book is available! I am super excited to announce that my latest book has been published and is available to purchase! A few years ago, I was sitting in a conference room listening to Google’s Alex Russell talk about Service Workers and how they were the next big thing that was going
Progressive Web Apps Progressive Web Apps - Podcast 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
Progressive Web Apps How much storage space is my Progressive Web App using? 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
Progressive Web Apps Getting Started with Workbox: JavaScript Libraries for your next Progressive Web App 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
Progressive Web Apps Persistent Storage API: Building for the offline web 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,
Progressive Web Apps A BIG list of Progressive Web App tips & tricks 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
Progressive Web Apps I'll be speaking at Fluent Conf 2017 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
Progressive Web Apps Getting started with the Web Share API 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
Progressive Web Apps Testing Service Workers locally with self signed certificates 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 I'm writing a book - Progressive Web Apps I am very proud to announce that I am writing a new book entitled Progressive Web Apps. I started working on it during late 2016 and the book is shaping up nicely! I will be the first to admit that I am a big fan of Progressive Web Apps, and
Progressive Web Apps 5 awesome Progressive Web Apps worth exploring 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
Progressive Web Apps How I built a Progressive Beer app 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
Progressive Web Apps A Basic Guide to Background Sync using Service Workers 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
Progressive Web Apps How I built buildingstartupteams.com If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that I've been working on a side project for the past 8 months or so. I'm really passionate about building and growing teams and I'm lucky enough to get to do this in my day job. As a result, this lead
