Switched from RSS to Atom feeds: https://codeberg.org/susam/susam.net/commit/596e1dd
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Switched from RSS to Atom feeds: https://codeberg.org/susam/susam.net/commit/596e1dd
Should have done this long ago. I like how each entry now has its own UUIDv4 and an RFC 3339 timestamp that also conforms to ISO 8601, with the content type explicitly spelt out as HTML.
Also added xmllint to my automated content checks.
See https://susam.net/feed.xml and https://susam.net/tag/absurd.xml for examples. The main feed has one entry for now to stop old entries from reappearing as new in feed readers.
#lisp #programming #indieweb #blog
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Switched from RSS to Atom feeds: https://codeberg.org/susam/susam.net/commit/596e1dd
Should have done this long ago. I like how each entry now has its own UUIDv4 and an RFC 3339 timestamp that also conforms to ISO 8601, with the content type explicitly spelt out as HTML.
Also added xmllint to my automated content checks.
See https://susam.net/feed.xml and https://susam.net/tag/absurd.xml for examples. The main feed has one entry for now to stop old entries from reappearing as new in feed readers.
#lisp #programming #indieweb #blog
@susam I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this. Is it more or less work for you to have it that way, and how many people are really using Atom anyhow. Another question: Can't you just have both? If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
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@susam I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this. Is it more or less work for you to have it that way, and how many people are really using Atom anyhow. Another question: Can't you just have both? If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
> I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this.
A feed subscriber is going to see the same feed entries in their feed reader, so no difference in UX.
> Is it more or less work for you to have it that way
Once it is implemented, any additional work is zero since the feeds are generated automatically.
> and how many people are really using Atom anyhow.
The users typically don't choose the format. They just use feed readers which support both format.
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@susam I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this. Is it more or less work for you to have it that way, and how many people are really using Atom anyhow. Another question: Can't you just have both? If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
> Another question: Can't you just have both?
Yes, one can have both. Many blogging platforms do in fact publish both formats.
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@susam I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this. Is it more or less work for you to have it that way, and how many people are really using Atom anyhow. Another question: Can't you just have both? If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
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@susam I wonder whether you can give a little bit more on the user experience from this. Is it more or less work for you to have it that way, and how many people are really using Atom anyhow. Another question: Can't you just have both? If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
> If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
Yes, I could keep both formats around. Alternatively, I can keep just one format. Every feed reader out there supports both formats, so supporting any one of the two formats is sufficient.
Also, all my feed subscribers have already subscribed to https://susam.net/feed.xml. Even if I keep a second format around at say /feed2.xml, they likely have no reason to subscribe to it. So I decided to keep just one format around.
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> If it's basically done automatically, why not just set it up double?
Yes, I could keep both formats around. Alternatively, I can keep just one format. Every feed reader out there supports both formats, so supporting any one of the two formats is sufficient.
Also, all my feed subscribers have already subscribed to https://susam.net/feed.xml. Even if I keep a second format around at say /feed2.xml, they likely have no reason to subscribe to it. So I decided to keep just one format around.
@susam I think I understand. There would be two feeds instead of just one, and if everyone essentially has the works in place to use the superior one, then it should be preferred.
This has been really helpful. Thank you so much for your extensive replies.
