I was curious about what the difference between RSS and Atom was. This blog post is a small primer to RSS and Atom feeds and describes the differences between both. I've linked links to the technical specification at the end of this post. General RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom are often used interchangeably, and most feed readers can process both formats. Both use an open dialect of XML, which is computer-readable and allows feed-/RSS-/Atom readers to subscribe to a feed and pull ne...
