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Webinar: Building Progressive Web Applications
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How is this different than Ionic or any other cordova based platforms?
Why are you saying it "progressive"? why not "hybrid" instead?
App Keto: How is this different than Ionic or any other cordova based platforms?
Why are you saying it "progressive"? why not "hybrid" instead?
Good question, forgot to discuss that in more detail.
The main difference between these hybrid apps is that building an app with web technologies and wrapping it in a native wrapper, like with Cordova for instance, disconnects the app from the web. You can no longer link to it or find it through a search engine. You will also need to submit your app to different app stores and update it in all relevant places when it changes.