@TrW wrote:
Hi All!
I have a native mobile app I have built (not built with ionic). I now want to build a Progressive Web App version of that native app, and I am looking for the easiest and fastest way to do this. Is Ionic the right choice?
More Detail:
I am very familiar with Angular2+ and I want to use that. But, I am out of practice setting up the key differences between mobile and web.
Here are some of my main concerns–issues that I didn’t need to focus on in native development but that are important for web development:
Making sure the app looks good at different browser sizes.
Setting up a server to host the website. On a phone this is not necessary–the phone is like the “server”. But it is required for the web, and I want to be sure the website will load very fast
Addressing any of the key security pitfalls that can be there for the web, more so than the phone. Issues like cross site scripting, injection, and any other key security issues that don’t come up as much for basic native apps.
Having access to plugins that can build up functionality fast. I know there are cordova plugins, but its confusing as to whether these plugins are the right choice for a PWA. Most tutorials on ionic out there are assuming you are building for mobile first–so the documentation for ionic/cordova plugins is good when it comes to how to put them into your app. But what do you do when you are building for the web?
BTW, responses don’t need to address every one of these. These just give a sense of where I am coming from.
Most discussion online I have seen is from the perspective of people who have Ionic-based mobile apps, and now want to build a PWA in addition. In my case, I am just looking at the best way of building a straight PWA.
So, is Ionic the right choice?
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