How can I get started making a C# RSS Reader?

Question

I have been wanting to make a RSS reader for a while now (just for fun), but I don\'t have the slightest idea of where to start. I don\'t understand anything about RSS. Are

Answer 1

As another poster recommended, the SyndicationFeed class and Argotic are the best alternatives.

If performance is an issue, the SyndicationFeed class will be much better. I benchmarked it as being about 9 times faster than Argotic on my hardware.

The problem I've had with the SyndicationFeed class has been its ability to successfully parse any random feed from the 'net. It fails with an XmlException surprisingly often.

For my uses, I'm sticking with Argotic. After all, it is open source, so I can always make changes if I need to.