Terry GodierJan 27

Yesterday I wondered aloud why RSS readers look like email clients.

@brentsimmons replied. Turns out he borrowed that layout for NetNewsWire in 2002 — and twenty years later, he's asking why no one's tried something different.

That conversation became an essay. I built a visual version (with an ASCII fallback).

https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation

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Phantom Obligation

Why RSS readers look like email clients, and what that's doing to us.

Terry Godier
Show threadSimon WelshJan 28
@tg @irix @brentsimmons #TapestryApp by @Iconfactory is the first I’ve seen that tries something different (treats them as feed items) and that was already getting copied by other apps once it was announced
Show threadGed MaheuxJan 28
@simon_w @tg @irix @brentsimmons @Iconfactory Thanks for the shoutout. RSS doesn’t have to look like email at all, I think we’ve done a good job of demonstrating that. I’m pretty proud of Tapestry. Designing it was one of the most fun, and toughest challenges I’ve ever had.
Show threadTerry GodierJan 28
@gedeonm @simon_w @irix @brentsimmons @Iconfactory you /should/ be proud! it's an incredible app!
Show threadBarrett
@brentsimmons @simon_w @irix @gedeonm @tg @Iconfactory +1, I’m a big fan of Tapestry and its ability to pull streams across so many sources
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