So I've liked what I've heard about Progressive web apps, but I was wondering if there is a solution for desktop? can you create a native icon that opens a new window with a PWA?
Quite the opposite, they wanted to prevent vendor lock-in, so they pushed for standards like service workers and NaCL that eliminate the need for Chrome Apps.
But aren't those two only for getting better performance for web apps? Chrome Apps actually help getting a web app integrated into the OS, I don't see where (P)NaCl helps me with that.
I was just trying to look into this, I can't see a way for this to happen on a desktop, is my google-fu broken or is coming later. I was also looking for a desktop icon (or file or whatever).
Yep, I hate that all of these companies try to convert their applications from tabs to dedicated processes. It would be a huge deal breaker if Chrome Apps could become a thing and replace them. Now I have 4 different Chrome apps running on my computer.
My point was they could convert their web applications to Chrome Apps which has better native api support and experience if Chrome Apps could become a thing.
(by reusing the chrome context, your memory usage wouldn't grow unnecessarily for each new slack/spotify/whatever you open).