It’s clear that talking about Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) is all the rage. I noticed today that fellow Microsoft MVP, Adam Pedley who runs the Xamarin Help website and blog, posted about where PWAs and Xamarin.Forms fit. Whilst I’m not sure I agree with his opening statement about PWAs being started by Google (there is a long legacy of different browsers providing pseudo-offline features which pre-date the term PWA, so the concept itself isn’t new), I will definitely agree that it has been Google that has been championing the cause, with Microsoft adding some behind the curtain support (eg PWABuilder.com). One of the most interesting points that’s worth highlighting is the disconnect between the device features/capabilities that the web and client applications (native, Xamarin or Xamarin Forms) can take advantage of. Whilst the difference is being progressively eroded, there are still plenty of areas where a client application is the way to go. Shout out to https://whatwebcando.today/
