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joYQL for parsing multiple RSS feeds?
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I'm in the early stages of an application that will have a heavy RSS/feed parsing component (parsing and displaying multiple RSS feeds). JavaScript's built-in tools for doing this (and libraries, as well) are pretty sparse, and often suggest implementing the RSS parsing on a server in PHP or some other language. I've also noted that Jo has built-in support for YQL which seems to do a nice job with RSS feeds. Are there any advantages to implementing a PHP RSS parser on my server, or would it make more sense to shift the server load (my little web server setup isn't hugely scalable) and development time (since I don't know PHP at present) to joYQL? :-)
The answer is actually pretty obvious--joYQL--but I do have one concern: Yahoo's ongoing viability as a company and its support for web services/developer API's. I've already had one Yahoo web service (a geocoding service) shut down on me unexpectedly, which forced me to scramble to find an alternative service in my whois app. Any indication that YQL's time may be limited?
