Articles

The term Progressive Web App refers to a group of technologies, such as service workers, and push notifications, that can bring native-like performance and user experience to web apps. The term got coined back in 2015 by designer Frances Berriman and Google Chrome engineer Alex Russell. Some of the characteristics of PWAs are: Progressive – Work for every user, regardless of browser choice because they’re built with progressive enhancement as a core tenet. Responsive – Fit any form factor: desktop, mobile, tablet, or forms yet to emerge. Connectivity independent – Service workers allow work offline, or on low-quality networks. App-like […]

This month, the city of love, Paris, had a couple thousand more tourists than usual. Yet, instead of the Eiffel Tower, Louvre or Champs-Élysées, these particular people headed to the Paris Docks in the North of the city, where WordCamp Europe 2017 was taking place. The fifth WordCamp Europe once again stole the crown as the biggest WordCamp ever, though WordCamp US will probably, once more, reclaim that title in December. For now, however, 1900 participants from 79 countries and more than 1000 people taking part in the live streams is nothing to scoff at. I was in attendance for […]