@buffalobuffalo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
2026-09-30 12:23 UTC
i don’t see pwa or webusb/webhid/webserial talked about enough. There’s so much cool stuff that can be done with it. it lets kids to be able to program an ESP32 for learning electronics. it lets me re-flash my keyboard without needing to download any additional software. comma.ai uses it for factory resetting their devices.
i used to use pwa for homeassistant and klipper/fluidd 3d printer control, and while Zen essentials kinda fills that use case, a standalone window would be nice. I remember seeing talks about making progress towards supporting pwa, but i guess nobody else cares. Just like their conversation on webserial. Darn shame that we get integrated ai instead
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@moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 2026-09-30 14:18
PWA’s in firefox are interesting. They are actually really well supported, just not visually/in the UX. For example, if you visit wavemakercards.com or www.photopea.com once, they will then work offline. This is a big oart of the PWA featureset. It’s because of this that there are unofficial extensions that let you “install” PWA’s like you can om chromium. My personal theory, is that firefox is in the middle of very long UI rewrite/refactor, and only when it’s completed or nears completion, will we see features like vertical tabs, tab groups, or these other UI features people have been asking for for a while but have never gotten added.