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314 points edverma2 | 5 comments | 28 Aug 25 23:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.784s | source

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nine_k ◴[29 Aug 25 02:43 UTC] No.45059517[source]▶

RSS is terrible as a format (Atom is much better), but RSS is awesome as an idea. If your web site were a database, RSS would be like WAL. If your website were differentiable, it would be like its derivative, or rather a Lagrangian, taken at the moment of last update.

(BTW all serious static site generators know how to produce an RSS/Atom feed.)

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1. DamnInteresting ◴[29 Aug 25 02:54 UTC] No.45059603[source]▶

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We should popularize a JSON-based alternative, we'll call it "Absurdly Simple Syndication."

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2. nine_k ◴[29 Aug 25 03:09 UTC] No.45059707[source]▶

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How about JSON Enhanced Syndication and Tracking?

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3. ◴[29 Aug 25 03:10 UTC] No.45059714[source]▶

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