[troupo]

It's a bigger issue than RSS, really. Fetching RSS is a simple GET request. It requires the most basic understanding of HTTP, and people still can't do it right: they don't know how to deal with standard headers, how to deal with standard response codes, how to send proper requests etc.

Do you think regular REST API calls to any other service are any different?

[mimischi]

Any pointers for good resources to grok best practices?

[troupo]

Not sure about best practices, but these two resources are a good reference point:

- Know Your HTTP Well: https://github.com/for-GET/know-your-http-well

- HTTP Decision Diagram: https://github.com/for-GET/http-decision-diagram

[vaylian]

Cache-Control goes a long way in the right direction: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Ca...

[vallode]

Very valid point, the frustrations here do share commonalities with the overall HTTP ecosystem.