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I remember the good old days when we had offline first by default. We called them just "computer programs". Offline first as a principle is more important than

I remember the good old days when we had offline first by default. We called them just "computer programs". Offline first as a principle is more important than web apps. If today's browsers have trouble with offline first, consider that a downside of today's browsers.

srcreigh 5y ago
The problem with browsers is Apple. A decent iOS browser would handicap their App Store ecosystem. If the browser was as powerful as iOS, developers would build for iOS and Android using JS, and Apple wouldn't get to reject apps or earn their cut of all payments. Because of Apple, there has to be a severe handicap somewhere, so that nobody can build real cross-platform apps in the browser. That's why iOS browsers can't use APNS/push notifications or reliable local storage, but iOS apps can. Yes, every other browser supports these things, even macOS web browsers. [1] [1]: https://developer.apple.com/notifications/safari-push-notifications/ https://developer.apple.com/notifications/safari-push-notifi...