RSS is very useful

How come RSS isn't more popular? It's almost 30 year old technology at this point, and while it is very simple, I believe it serves its purpose perfectly fine — after all, it's called Really Simple Syndication.

I recently downloaded feeeed, a modern RSS reader for iOS devices. It shows all the feeds you're subscribed to in a modern timeline, like that of any modern social network. What's great is that you aren't just limited to blogs and news sites. I am subscribed to a number of blogs — namely Simon Willinson's, which I highly recommend — but I also follow content creators I'm interested in, like Technology Connections on Bluesky.

Finding feeds is also very easy with the integrated search function. If you're unsure whether a website has an RSS feed, enter the URL and the app will detect it for you.

Image showing the "feeeed" app homescreen.
Even though the technology is old, the current implementation feels great!

On my Mac I use NetNewsWire. It has a more classic layout, which I appreciate when I'm using my laptop. I can group feeds in folders, and I can browse the entries just like they were emails. In fact, the interface looks very similar to Apple's own mail app, which makes it feel completely integrated with the OS.

If you'd like to subscribe to my blog using RSS here's the feed: 

https://blog.jorgeramos.dev/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

 

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