December 20, 2019

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Why you should build a progressive web app now

Why you should build a progressive web app now

There's been a lot of discussion about how to build a progressive web app but not a lot of discussion about why businesses should invest in them. Better user experience, faster performance, more engagementJason Grigsby explains why progressive web apps are no-brainers for most websites.
Talk Title Why you should build a progressive web app now
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Conference Velocity
Conf Tag Build resilient systems at scale
Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date November 7-9, 2016
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There’s been a lot of discussion about how to build a progressive web app but not a lot of discussion about why businesses should invest in them. Better user experience, faster performance, more engagement—Jason Grigsby explains why progressive web apps are no-brainers for most websites.

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