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Is there any reason today to use RSS over Atom? Atom sounds like it has all the advantages, except maybe compatibility with some old or stubborn clients?
by frogulis 9mo ago
Is there any reason today to use RSS over Atom? Atom sounds like it has all the advantages, except maybe compatibility with some old or stubborn clients?
- cromka 9mo agoPeople still refer to all these as RSS, even if Atom is actually in use.
- talideon 9mo agoRSS itself provides no benefits over Atom. In fact, you're quite likely to see a bunch of RSS feeds that use elements from the Atom namespace. You should just use Atom.
- alwillis 9mo agoA great summary why Atom is better [1]. Here's an oldie but a goodie regarding RSS vs Atom [2] [1]: https://ittavern.com/difference-between-rss-and-atom/ https://ittavern.com/difference-between-rss-and-atom/ [2]: http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/Rss20AndAtom10Compared http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/Rss20AndAtom10Compared