Hello.

I am Paul Kinlan.

A Developer Advocate for Chrome and the Open Web at Google.

I love the web. The web should allow anyone to access any experience that they need without the need for native install or content walled garden.

Gears API

Paul Kinlan

In the early days of mobile web development, Google Gears played a pivotal role in shaping the APIs we use today. It introduced concepts like local caching, local databases, and background processing, which paved the way for modern APIs such as AppCache, WebSQL, Geolocation, and Web Workers. While WebSQL and AppCache have been replaced by IndexedDB and ServiceWorkers, respectively, the legacy of Gears is undeniable.

Read More