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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

Benefits of buying your own Slack bot

Creating your own bot is an individual and rewarding experience as you are building something specifically for you and your team. But there comes a time when constantly building bots becomes a labor-intensive process that many companies just don't have the time or energy to do. That's when you have to ask yourself, why build when you can buy?

There are hundreds of bots already on the market available for you within the Slack App Directory. While it may seem like your bot and app needs are unique and exclusive to your company, chances are some developer out there has faced the same issue, created the bot, and made it available for you to use via purchase. You can find these bots on the Slack App Directory, featured in the following screenshot:

Figure 11.4 – Slack App Directory Brilliant Bots page

We'll discuss the directory and how to deliver the app you create to the resource further in Chapter...