Progressive Web App Workshop

“A Progressive Web App uses modern web capabilities to deliver an app-like user experience.”

Progressive Web Apps bring features we expect from native apps to the mobile browser experience in a way that uses standards-based technologies and run in a secure container accessible to anyone on the web.

Some interesting things to note

1. After launching a Progressive Web App (PWA) MakeMyTrip observed the following:

• 3X improvement in conversion rate
• 38% improvement in page load times
• 160% increase in shopper sessions

2. Book My Show developed an improved version of their mobile website using a Progressive Web App and noted:

• It drove an 80%+ increase in their conversion rates
• The PWA takes less than 2.94 seconds to load and enables checkout within 30 seconds

3. Flipkart Lite a PWA of Flipkart:

•  Uses 3 times less data as compared to its native app and has faster loading time, irrespective of the network
• The PWA home screen icon has already accounted for 70% increase in the conversion rate
  
  

About the Speaker:

Soumitra Mishra, Senior Software Engineer at MakeMyTrip

• He has previously worked at Swiggy, Amazon & Samsung
  
  

Discussion includes: 

What is PWA?

• General introduction
• The difference between a normal site and PWA
• How PWA works, where it works

Details of features provided by PWA

• What are functionalities that are added in PWA by the browser? 
• What can each do for your website?

 Implementation strategy

• How to convert an existing site into PWA
•  What is the difference if we start from scratch?
• Should I start from zero to PWA or convert my existing site?

   + Hands-on 

Early Bird Ticket Price: Rs 799

*Early Bird discount is valid till 11 pm on Sunday, 22nd April *

*After that price will be Rs 999*