History and development of progressive web app

The purpose of this thesis was to offer an overview ofthe history of application development, compare application development types, and discuss how progressive web application became the trending technology. Mobile applications are favored more compared to web application thanks to smoother user experience and convenience of using a mobile phone. The speed of a browser can not catch up with newest mobile devices. Moreover, user interface of mobile applications is better since it is designed for specific devices. Although the cost of developing mobile application is always higher than that of the web application, developers need to create two versions of the application for it to run on both iOS and Android system. Progressive Web Application technology is the new solution which can combine the strength of both mobile and web application. This thesis is divided into two main parts: the theoretical and the practical part. In the theory part, every type of application development is introduced. The way how Progressive Web Application works is described in detail along with various supporting technologies and tools. The practical part is an example of a how progressive web application is built from scratch. The thesis gives an overview of how applications were built in the past and how they are built in the present. Progressive Web application Technology is emphasized as the trend in the industry through various comparisons and information. Last but not least, the practical part of the thesis is used as a way for beginners to approach Progressive Web Application