Praise for Going Offline
I’m very, very happy to see that my new book Going Offline is proving to be accessible and unintimidating to a wide audience — that was very much my goal when writing it.
People have been saying nice things on their blogs, which is very gratifying. It’s even more gratifying to see people use the knowledge gained from reading the book to turn those blogs into progressive web apps!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a designer, a junior developer or an experienced engineer — this book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn about Service Workers and take their Web application to a whole new level.
I highly recommend it. I read the book over the course of two days, but it can easily be read in half a day. And as someone who rarely ever reads a book cover to cover (I tend to quit halfway through most books), this says a lot about how good it is.
I was delighted to discover a straightforward, very approachable reference on designing a ServiceWorker-backed application: Going Offline by Jeremy Keith. The book is short (I’m busy), direct (“Here’s a problem, here’s how to solve it“), opinionated in the best way (landmine-avoiding “Do this“), and humorous without being confusing. As anyone who has received unsolicited (or solicited) feedback from me about their book knows, I’m an extremely picky reader, and I have no significant complaints on this one. Highly recommended.
If you’re interested in the “offline first” movement or want to learn more about Service Workers, Going Offline by Jeremy Keith is a really gentle and highly accessible introduction to the topic.
Jeremy nails it again with this beginner-friendly introduction to Service Workers and Progressive Web Apps.
Jeremy’s technical writing is as superb as always. Similar to his first book for A Book Apart, which cleared up all my confusions about HTML5, Going Offline helps me put the pieces of the service workers’ puzzle together.
People have been saying nice things on Twitter too…
It’s a fantastic read and a simple primer for getting Service Workers up and running on your site.
Of course, if you’re looking to take your website offline, you should read @adactio’s wonderful book
Ok, I’m done reading @adactio’s Going Offline book and as my wife would say, it’s the bomb dot com.
If that all sounds good to you, get yourself a copy of Going Offline in paperbook, or ebook (or both).
This was originally posted on my own site.
