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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By: Moshe Markovich

Overview of this book

Slack is an online communication tool that allows workplace teams to collaborate efficiently, effectively, and securely. It’s the leading channel-based messaging platform used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems, and drive their businesses forward. As a developer, you can use Slack to create tools such as bots that handle and maintain routine and time-consuming tasks. If you’re looking to set up a Slack workplace or build a Slack bot or app, this is the book for you. In this book, you’ll explore scenarios that show you how to set up a Slack workplace, build a Slack bot, or integrate your favorite tools. You’ll also learn how Slack can help you create a more collaborative, efficient, and coordinated work environment from any location. As you advance through the chapters, you'll find out how to manage your tasks and boost your business productivity by automating the trivial tasks. You'll also cover more advanced features such as using a Slack bot to complete tasks, including automating message responses and accessing personal reminders. By the end of this Slack book, you'll have learned how to use Slack effectively to communicate with your team and build bots and have gained a solid understanding of how the platform can help you to progress in your industry.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Slack Overview
7
Section 2: How to Use Third-Party Applications and Bots
12
Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

For our last section, we'll dive into the most technically advanced features of Slack. We'll discuss how to build your own bot from the ground up, how to know when it's easier to buy or outsource your bot rather than starting from scratch, and how to ultimately distribute the product to the Slack App Directory.

Each of the skills you've mastered will be used to create your own tools that personalize your team's workspace. All of the knowledge you've collected in the past two sections comes together for the final piece in completing your Slack experience.

In this section, we will cover the following chapters:

  • Chapter 10, Building Your Own Bot
  • Chapter 11, Buying, Building, and Outsourcing Your Bot
  • Chapter 12, Distributing Your App in the Slack App Directory