Progressive web applications (PWAs) are more of a methodology that involves a combination of technologies to make powerful web applications. With an improved user experience, people will spend more time on websites and see more advertisements.
It was my dad’s birthday, and I wanted to order a chocolate cake and a shirt for him. I headed over to Google to search for chocolate cakes and clicked on the first link in the search results. There was a blank screen for a few seconds; I didn’t understand what was happening. After a few seconds of staring patiently, my mobile screen filled with delicious-looking cakes. As soon as I clicked on one of them to check its details, I got an ugly fat popup, asking me to install an Android application so that I could get a silky smooth experience while ordering a cake.
That was disappointing. My conscience didn’t allow me to click on the “Install” button. All I wanted to do was order a small cake and be on my way.
I clicked on the cross icon at the very right of the popup to get out of it as soon as I could. But then the installation popup sat at the bottom of the screen, occupying one-fourth of the space. And with the flaky UI, scrolling down was a challenge. I somehow managed to order a Dutch cake.
After this terrible experience, my next challenge was to order a shirt for my dad. As before, I search Google for shirts. I clicked on the first link, and in a blink, the entire content was right in front of me. Scrolling was smooth. No installation banner. I felt as if I was browsing a native application. There was a moment when my terrible internet connection gave up, but I was still able to see the content instead of a dinosaur game. Even with my janky internet, I managed to order a shirt and jeans for my dad. Most surprising of all, I was getting notifications about my order.
