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> Honestly I'm confused that if a PWA is a viable solution, why this isn't just a website? PWA was touted in the comments as a possible alternative, but PWA on
by tailspin2019 5y ago
> Honestly I'm confused that if a PWA is a viable solution, why this isn't just a website?
PWA was touted in the comments as a possible alternative, but PWA on iOS is not a very viable alternative to a native app in my view.
Just because a native app could be a PWA which in turn could be a website doesn't really say much about which of these it actually should be. Most apps I use on a daily basis could technically be websites, but that misses the point of why we like using platform-native apps in the first place.
EDIT: It seems it is also a website. And that's blocked too:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28562772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28562772
- ghostwriter 5y ago> Just because a native app could be a PWA which in turn could be a website doesn't really say much about which of these it actually should be. It's worth mentioning that Navalny's team is funded via donations, and they could poll whether PWA is a viable option for communicating with their audience.
- depressedpanda 5y ago> Just because a native app could be a PWA which in turn could be a website doesn't really say much about which of these it actually should be Conversely, just because something could be a native app, doesn't mean that it should be. I use as few native apps as possible, as I much prefer the stronger sandboxing provided by the browser. Why do you think that Twitter and Reddit nag you to install their shoddy native apps every time you visit their shoddy websites?