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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
Book Image

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

Benefits of building your own Slack bot

In many ways, building your own bot is the easiest way to go when it comes to customization. When you build an app or a bot, you hold the reins. You decide how the bot is framed, what it says, where it reacts, how it appears, and whether it includes an image, or text, or text with bulleted lists, or questions. You are totally and completely in charge of the result of your product.

In addition to customization, there are many other reasons why you would choose to create a Slack bot of your own. Let's revisit some of these basic advantages.

The following are the benefits to building your own bot:

  • Around-the-clock shifts: Bots are constantly active, that is, 24/7, unless you choose to turn them off.
  • Instant responses: Bots respond immediately to you and your team's questions and requests.
  • Patience: Bots, unlike human members, have all the time and patience in the world to respond to repetitive questions and consistent...