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by Devasta 849 days ago
Its honestly a fantastic feat of marketing that JavaScript apps outside the browser are still referred to as web apps.
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fuzzy2 849 days ago
They’re not Javascript apps though. They’re HTML with Javascript over HTTPS, rendered by a browser engine and… oh wait, that’s a website.
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amadeuspagel 849 days ago
Yes, it's only an app if it's approved in the Cupertino region of California. Anything else is a sparkling website.
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fuzzy2 849 days ago
Not what I was referring to. PWAs are a specific combination of web technologies. They're not "JavaScript apps". They really are web apps, even when "installed".
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