Re: [syndication] Re: What blogging API to use?

[elijah wright <elw@stderr.org>]

> Two replies, both obviously politically motived. Can someone answer
> a question in this forum otherwise?

it depends on what you want.  if you want to interoperate with a bunch of
clients or services that have support for the (aging) blogger and
metaweblog APIs, you need support for them.

if you want to 'look forward', you'll probably want to do what people have
suggested and just go for Atom.

personally i think i'd roll toward atom rather than 'looking back' to
blogger v1 api and metaweblog.

elijah


> --- In syndication@yahoogroups.com, "Roger B." <rogben@s...> wrote:
> > > Since I will need to develop this backend from scratch, what is the
> > > general recommedation on what to use?
> > >
> > > If you're looking to do real work today, then you need to go with
> > > the Metaweblog API. Just remember that the MW API is meant as an
> > > overlay to the Blogger 1.0 API, so any Blogger methods not
> > > superceded by the MW API need to be supported.
> > > (blogger.getUsersBlogs, for example.)
> >
> > The LiveJournal API is a robust option, and if you need all of its
> > capabilities, it's worth considering... LJ's installed base means that
> > there are lots of client options out there.
> >
> > Personally, I'd stay far away from the Atom API for a minimum of six
> > months, and probably a year. Very few clients currently support it,
> > and while it will undoubtedly see a big increase in support down the
> > road, it won't come tomorrow or even a few months from now. When the
> > train finally pulls into the station, jump on board.
> >
> > Roger Benningfield
> > Work: http://journurl.com/
> > Blog: http://admin.support.journurl.com/