Traditional Web vs Progressive Web Apps
Developers should learn Traditional Web for building simple, SEO-friendly websites, content-heavy applications like blogs or news sites, and projects where server-side rendering is prioritized for performance or compatibility meets developers should learn pwas to build fast, reliable, and engaging web applications that work across all devices and platforms, without the need for app store distribution. Here's our take.
Traditional Web
Developers should learn Traditional Web for building simple, SEO-friendly websites, content-heavy applications like blogs or news sites, and projects where server-side rendering is prioritized for performance or compatibility
Traditional Web
Nice PickDevelopers should learn Traditional Web for building simple, SEO-friendly websites, content-heavy applications like blogs or news sites, and projects where server-side rendering is prioritized for performance or compatibility
Pros
- +It's essential for understanding web fundamentals, maintaining legacy systems, and creating applications that work well on low-bandwidth connections or with browsers that have limited JavaScript support
- +Related to: html, css
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Progressive Web Apps
Developers should learn PWAs to build fast, reliable, and engaging web applications that work across all devices and platforms, without the need for app store distribution
Pros
- +They are ideal for businesses seeking to reach users with a single codebase, improve performance on slow networks, and enhance user retention through offline functionality and push notifications
- +Related to: service-workers, web-app-manifest
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Traditional Web if: You want it's essential for understanding web fundamentals, maintaining legacy systems, and creating applications that work well on low-bandwidth connections or with browsers that have limited javascript support and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Progressive Web Apps if: You prioritize they are ideal for businesses seeking to reach users with a single codebase, improve performance on slow networks, and enhance user retention through offline functionality and push notifications over what Traditional Web offers.
Developers should learn Traditional Web for building simple, SEO-friendly websites, content-heavy applications like blogs or news sites, and projects where server-side rendering is prioritized for performance or compatibility
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