Are all bots born the same?
A voyage through the app submission process told from the developer's perspective
Starting with what outcome do you want for your users?
Lessons learned building Moodz personal assistant Slackbot
5 lessons on building bot product
Why you should develop on Slack
Just starting out? Here are some tips from a veteran Slack app developer
Enlightening read on writing bots for the enterprise
Leveraging the Events API to meet the needs of many teams
How Slack used message buttons to simplify a common workflow
How Slack presents helpful information about URLs
"We wanted user on-boarding that was simple, low-friction and 'high-delight'"
The developer of /todo talks much ado about the Slack App Directory
"I think entire teams would love to have this kind of transparency into user activity/engagement"
"Onboarding is one of the most important elements of a product's design."
It's launch time for Priceonomics
Tips on a process of building conversational bots
What are the rules that govern these our new simulacrum friends?
Slash commands make your users feel powerful. With a wave of their hand, they can summon an action and do the special things your app does. Learn how to wield this magic.
"the 2016 bot paradigm shift is going to be far more disruptive and interesting than the last decade's move from Web to mobile apps"
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