Google’s Progressive Web Apps will replace Chrome apps

Google’s Progressive Web Apps will replace Chrome Apps next year

We already knew that Google had big plans for its Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). These have been seen in Chrome since earlier this year, and more of them are becoming available all the time. We’ve also long since known that Google would drop Chrome web apps from Linux, Mac and Windows.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-progressive-web-apps-replace-chrome-apps-820615/

Google wants Progressive Web Apps to replace Chrome apps http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/12/05/google-wants-progressive-web-apps-replace-chrome-apps/

Google Service Workers info

Introduction to Service Workers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVfXiv03y5c

Introduction to Service Worker : https://developers.google.com/web/ilt/pwa/introduction-to-service-worker

Service Workers: an Introduction : https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/primers/service-workers/

Adding a Service Worker and Offline into your Web App : https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/codelabs/offline/

Service Worker Registration : https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/primers/service-workers/registration

Build your own computer kit with Minecraft: Pi!

Piper Computer Kit

https://www.buildpiper.com/
The computer that prepares kids for a lifetime of building technology.

What do you learn with Piper?
As kids build Piper and progress through the games, they develop both technical skills and approaches that lead to inventive solutions.

Wooden Box

3.5” x 6.5” x 11” once assembled

5mm thick pine wood

Screen

7″ LCD display

800 x 480 screen resolution

Battery

Input: 5V/1A Output: DC5V/1A/2A

Capacity: 6000mAh

Mini-Stereo Speaker

3.5mm jack

USB charging

High capacity battery

Raspberry Pi Computer

1.2GHz, 1GB RAM

HDMI, USB, and AV jacks

Built-in Wi-Fi

SD Card

8 pre-installed game levels

Free downloadable content