Stanislav

I sometimes want to give up on progressive web apps. The obstruction by Apple, companies that only use PWAs to promote their native apps, fragmented browser support, developer ignorance, and half-baked examples that enforce the idea that web apps are inferior. It feels like an uphill battle that never ends, and I sometimes lose motivation to fight it. But what if this fight is not fought? We end up without this free distribution channel called the web, and apps will only be created inside walled gardens called app stores where Apple and Google decide the rules. Where they can extract heavy taxes and decide who gets in and who doesn't. Sure, we can still put our apps on the web, but as long as Apple is able to kneecap web apps in such a way that there's no level playing field, will they ever be viable? That is still a fight worth fighting, and I will continue to show what web apps are capable of with What PWA Can Do Today. That is my motivation. Even if certain things only work on Android or desktop. Even if Apple makes installing a PWA more cumbersome with every iOS release. Thankfully, we have people like the Open Web Advocacy fighting the legal battles. We, as developers, can and must show the world what web apps are capable of. Build great freaking web apps. Even if some features are only available in Chrome or on Android or desktop. Otherwise, the world will never know what web apps can do. The free, open web is at stake.