[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25639: Implement a JSON feed using rssjs.org spec

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#25639: Implement a JSON feed using rssjs.org spec
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 Reporter:  nacin                   |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  feature request         |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  3.8
Component:  Feeds                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch  |
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Comment (by rmccue):

 The goal of this ticket is not to provide an API; it's for a syndication
 format, so I see the need for one separate from the API project. However,
 syndication formats are only useful if they're a) interoperable, and b)
 strictly specified.

 I've spent enough of my life maintaining a feed parsing library to know
 what it's like when either of these aren't met. RSS, and by extension
 rss.js, fail the second criteria, which is why SimplePie is ~10% of
 WordPress' codebase.

 RSS has its place: in the history books. We've invented better formats
 since, and the only real argument for using RSS these days is because it's
 already supported. rss.js is not supported, and it's not particularly easy
 to just convert an existing RSS library to rss.js.

 Although RSS might seem on the surface to be a "good" standard, it's
 really not. If you don't believe me, I have an issue tracker full of RSS-
 related issues that you're welcome to tackle.

 I cannot overstate how much I am against this ticket. I honestly believe
 that introducing this is actively harmful to both WordPress and the web.

 I'm done with discussing this ticket. It has been clear from that start
 that this patch was going in regardless of any (non-technical) objections,
 so I'm not sure why I wasted my breath honestly.

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