Why aren't we serving rss feeds as json?
Just curious why we are still serving them as xml and not json??? Then they would basically become a REST interface, right?
Just curious why we are still serving them as xml and not json??? Then they would basically become a REST interface, right?
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I was wondering the same thing. I think it would make sense. Here are a couple of interesting pages I found:
http://rssjs.org/ http://scripting.com/stories/2012/09/10/rssInJsonForReal.htm...
The nerd in me likes this idea. But I can't see the practical use. Nevertheless, seeing the DEATH of the RSS INDUSTRY following the killing of Google Reader, a new format wouldn't feel out of place. Fresh new start and everything... :)
a) What benefit would you expect from JSON over XML justifying a new standard?
b) REST does not imply JSON.
c) Question marks are not pack animals.
I think its the same reason html isn't json. json wasn't as widely used when the spec was created.