For those that want to know here is the explanation from trac

  • mac2net

    (@mac2net)


    10 years, 4 months ago

    We’ve talked for years about a simple /feed/json/ endpoint. It usually gets bogged down immediately by everyone realizing we don’t know how we should expose that data. There isn’t a spec or anything like that.
    ​http://rssjs.org/ was a proposal by Dave Winer last year to create a JSON-based RSS pseudo-standard. Essentially: Let’s use exactly what RSS 2.0 exposes, in the way that it exposes it, but in JSON form.
    I’m sure someone will mention rmccue & co’s JSON API, but they are not mutually exclusive in the slightest. It would be super cool if every WordPress site had a consumable JSON feed.
    I think /feed/rssjs/ might make more sense than /feed/json/. It hasn’t taken off as a standard, so maybe not. (Or, we could be the ones to drive its adoption.)

    http://wordpress.org/plugins/rssjs/

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  • itsjustathought

    (@itsjustathought)

    10 years, 4 months ago

    To the non-technical blogger or even WordPress developer, this doesn’t help understand you. You’re speaking to those who already understand—preaching to the choir. I guess you’re on the path to something interesting but …

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