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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.

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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

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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

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.

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The Bottom Line
Traditional Web wins

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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