Google Shuts Down the Google Feed API

Re:Google Shuts Down the Google Feed API by Turing_Machine on Friday July 01, 2016 @10:46AM (#12016417)

Writing a system that (correctly) interprets the zillion flavors of "RSS" out there and presents them with a common API is non-trivial. An 80% solution is pretty easy, and a 90% solution isn't that hard, but a near-100% solution will take you into some very dark and ugly places.

I don't know of any service that does this as well as the Google Feed API did. If someone else does, please share.

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Re:Google Shuts Down the Google Feed API by allendoerfer on Friday July 01, 2016 @10:55AM (#12016516)

Well, start the service, state you use RSS library X and that you will keep it updated and send people over to it for bug reports and contributions.

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Re:Google Shuts Down the Google Feed API by Jaruzel on Friday July 01, 2016 @01:01PM (#12017824)

Ah but RSS is a standard, so where's the problem? One method to recode them all surely?

I jest, I'm the author of http://www.weegeeks.com - I know only TOO well, how there is no such thing as a 'standard' RSS feed... (sigh)

So yeah, I get your point.

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