RSS and Atom guru James Holderness just issued a report on the how well namespaces are being handled by feed readers that understand Atom. The results are dismal: …Matters haven’t improved much since this issue was first discussed nearly two years ago. … Of the thirty-odd products I tested, ten 2 were incapable of subscribing [...]

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The RSS Profile is a really helpful document that helps developers use best practices and avoid typical pitfalls when handling or producing RSS feeds. That said, why isn’t the RSS Advisory Board – the very people who created the profile – following the profile recommendations in their own feeds? The Feed Validator now produces warnings [...]

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When listening to the radio last week, I heard somebody use the phrase “constructive pessimist.” This label captures the essence of what I think makes a great software developer. It is the kind of developer I want to be and especially have on my team. As I thought this over, a model of sorts formed [...]

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