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This Checkers application is an example of a progressive web application built with Angular.

Progressive Web Applications

What makes it different from a normal website, is that it can be installed and run like a native application onto a modern mobile device (or Chrome on a desktop computer). This allows you to use this application separately from your internet browser and without an internet connection.

It also has benefits over native applications. For one it is easier to develop, as it can be developed as a web application, but then can be used either from a web browser, or in the same way as a native application. Another benefit—though it can also be seen as a downside—is that updates can be more easily pushed out as it just needs to be redeployed to the internet, instead of going through an app store process.