10 reasons to convert your website into a Progressive Web App (PWA)

A new concept, the Progressive Web App (PWA) , is enjoying ever-increasing success because they are based on the best technologies currently available: the web on one hand, native applications on the other, thus reducing a gap.

The Progressive Web App (PWA)  They are in fact a hybrid between websites and mobile applications, that is, they are web applications that are developed and loaded like normal web pages, but which behave similarly to apps when used on a mobile device. 

From a user experience perspective, these applications offer some additional features to normal web pages, depending on the features offered by the device; for example, they can be saved on the mobile device's home screen, to be perceived as  native apps.

Negli ultimi 10 anni la tecnologia per lo sviluppo sul web si è spostata dalla produzione di pagine statiche a pagine dinamiche tramite il responsive web design prima e le app ibride i seguito. Ora propone le "Progressive Web Apps" (PWA), app che sfruttano le nuove funzionalità offerte dal browser e si comportano come applicazioni native, ossia:

1. They work for every user, regardless of the browser chosen because they are built from the ground up with progressive improvement principles.
2. They adapt to the various screen size: desktop, mobile, tablet, or sizes that may become available later.
3. They work offline, in the absence of a connection or with low-quality connections.
4. They behave towards the user as if they were native apps, in terms of interaction and navigation.
5. The information is always up to date thanks to the data update process provided by service workers.
6. They are safe: thanks to the HTTPS protocol to prevent the connection from exposing information or altering the contents.
7. They are identified as “applications” from search engines.
8. They make reactivation easy thanks to capabilities such as push notifications.
9. They can be saved with the corresponding icon on the screen of your mobile terminal. without requiring all the steps related to the use of the app store.
10. I am easily shareable via URL and do not require complex installations.