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August 25, 2022 05:59 am GMT

So how do you stay updated with the latest blogs ?

One of the things many of new developers might not know that there exists a fantastic mechanism to stay-up-to date without wasting your time at all.

It's called RSS feed, Really Simplified Syndication. It's a w3c standard, you can read more about it on w3c website here at https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html

It used to be very popular, but I have seen, that many new developers don't even include it in their blog now.

So, many of you might have blogs, where you share new flashy things, and suppose I like your style of writing, and how you explain things, and I want to read all new things you publish, so what should I do.

One solution to this problem is every single day visiting the website and checking for new content, but common we are living in age of Automation, so why bother visiting website.

And from the writer's POV, how you keep your readers, who really like your content, up-to-date

One solution is send emails, this also sucks because you might have to pay for email service, or you will have to host your own (but who is doing this in the age of AWS)

Another solution is maybe use something like push notification.

One simple solution to the above-mentioned problems (each from the perspective of reader and writer ) is RSS.

Writer whenever writes an article will generate, what's called a RSS feed, ( You can read more about it on above-mentioned w3c website link ). There are many tools to do it for you, you dont have to do it manually.

And Reader on the other hand will subscribe using what's called a RSS reader, its a simple software that does the job of opening the feed URL and reading it, if it has updated, and will tell you when you open it.

RSS feeds often change so a reader will take care of unread articles by storing their links in your local computer or service (depending on what you are using)

So whatever is your fav. blog is, go check if they have RSS button or link somewhere, copy the URL and paste it in your rss reader and whenever you get time, read it.

Here is a image showing what my reader is showing me right now, simple UI, no browser distraction and all the content in a single place.

Dev.to RSS feed https://dev.to/feed

Many of you might be new to web development, so consider implementing RSS feed for your blog, to stay connected with your users, there are lot of plugins to do the things for you.

Thanks for checking out and have a nice day.


Original Link: https://dev.to/yankaf/so-how-do-you-stay-updated-with-the-latest-blogs--1fdj

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