@jezra@hpr@ken_fallon I have never written an RSS/Atom parser from the ground up. I used Perl's 'XML::Feed' module for my (now defunct) DIY podcatcher.
@ken_fallon@jezra@hpr The feeds I'm trying to make the new static site generator create don't have comments! That doesn't make them "correct" or guarantee they can be parsed, of course.
@bobjonkman@ghostdancer@AntennaPod@hpr@silverwizard In my case discovering #AWK was an introduction to the "Unix Way". I found a version to run on the OpenVMS system I was administering in the 1980's or later, and it made life so much easier. Handling data from the student records system (to make accounts for them) was so much easier than writing compiled programs!
@luke Hi Luke. Not felt the need to migrate yet, but I don't use Mastodon a lot these days. I'm still in touch with a number of people I "met" on GNUSocial 👍
@luke Still keeping active doing stuff to help run Hacker Public Radio. Retired nearly 14 years now and having a great time. I see your messages passing by and you seem busy 😉
Old guy, retired IT Manager, helping to administer Hacker Public Radio (https://hackerpublicradio.org). Coding in Bash, Perl, sed, awk.Yes, I know my handle is '@perloid', but that's because I like Perl, not 'cos I'm any good at it!