"RokuChris" wrote:
RSS is XML and parsing it with the built in XML tools is just as easy as parsing any other XML.
My concerns with RSS feeds are that often times they are edited by someone other than the developer, possibly even someone with little technical knowledge. This may not be the situation for slinky, but as soon as you start having third parties edit the content that gets pulled into your channel you open up the risk of having something get pulled in that isn't compatible or that is poorly edited (the most innocent of which could just be typos). That's even more true for slinky if you're talking about aggregating multiple providers' feeds. Flat XML files ensure that you can test and verify the content on a periodic basis to make sure that everything works and looks good, which means less headache for your channel viewers and more confidence in your application. Just my two cents.
"mediaslinky" wrote:
Thanks. I downloaded the SDK and am working through the docs now.
Great! Hope you have a blast with them! I know I did.
🙂
