The Ubiquitous WebView 📣
Hi, *|USERNAME|*!
When we think of web content, we think of it being something we primarily access through a browser. What often goes unnoticed is how prevalent web content is outside of browser-based situations. That is where WebViews come in. A WebView is an embeddable browser that many native apps use to get web content (HTML, CSS, JS) to display alongside their non-web content.
A popular example is Microsoft Word where some of the popular add-ins are served from a remote web site and surfaced inside the app through a WebView:
Microsoft Word isn't alone. This arrangement of native apps relying on WebViews to mix web content alongside native content is very popular, especially on our mobile devices. The Understanding WebViews article goes into much greater detail on what WebViews are the various situations you'll run into them. If this is your first time paying attention to WebViews, I hope the article is an eye-opener. If you're already an expert on WebViews, well...I hope the article doesn't bore you to sleep 😀
UNTIL NEXT TIME!
This article on WebViews is part of a larger set of content around Web Apps in general. As you can see, the section is a bit basic right now. It is something that you'll see more and more content around in the upcoming weeks, months, years, and decades. The site started in 1999, we can totally say that.
As always, before I leave you to it, I would love to hear from you on things I can do better, topics you'd like me to write about, and more. Don't be shy! The easiest way to contact me is via Twitter or by posting on the forums. (If you aren't familiar with what forums are, ask someone much older than you for some tips!)
Cheers,
Kirupa 😛