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We could bring those advantages to web apps, but there isn't money in it, so it won't happen yet.
by ReactiveJelly 6y ago
We could bring those advantages to web apps, but there isn't money in it, so it won't happen yet.
- adriancr 6y agowouldn't that mean making them native apps, like something on top of electron? seems like reinventing the wheel.
- kevingadd 6y agoThe web platform has lots of tech now for fully offline web apps - the currently used term for this is a 'PWA' or Progressive Web Application. On Android and iOS in many cases there's a little option in your browser to install a website as a PWA, which puts it on your home screen and locally caches the assets. IIRC Twitter and Google Maps both support this for their website. Of course, writing a PWA is still a huge pain in the ass, and it doesn't give you those guarantees you mention from native apps - auditability, etc. But maybe it could get there, who knows...