A spec should be opinionated about the basics
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Adam is more opinionated about the basics in a way that gives you a spec that is easier to consume in a in a sane way.
Episode 57: with the rebel rubes Don't worry all will become clear eventually. Hello (approx., from transcript intro) 00:31:49 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Avoiding calling Atom a 'better format', Dave says its real advantage over RSS 2.0 is being opinionated about required basics, which makes feeds sane to consume. In RSS every item element is optional except title or description. A feed could have 3,000 items with identical titles and no GUID or link, which an aggregator can't track.
Not in the audio. 'Adam' is the transcript's rendering of 'Atom' (the feed format).
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Episode 57: with the rebel rubes Don't worry all will become clear eventually. Hello (approx., from transcript intro) 00:33:25 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
Imagine an RSS feed that has 3000 items in it. All of which have only a title.
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