Re:Google is killing the open web
by NoboruWataya on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @07:52AM
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It may be that nobody would choose XML as the base for their new standard. But there are a ton of existing standards built around XML that are widely used and important today. RSS, GPX, XMPP, XBRL, XSLT, etc. These things aren't being replaced with JSON-based open standards. If they die, we will likely be left without any usable open standards in their respective niches.
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Looking at the list, what actually jumps out at me is there is probably a gap in the world of standards for a JSON-based replacement to RSS. Looking it up someone came up with the idea of https://www.jsonfeed.org/ and hopefully it gains traction.
In hindsight, it is hard to imagine a JSON-based RSS-style standard struggling to catch. The first project every aspiring JS developer would be doing is how to add a feed to their website.