Are all bots born the same?
A voyage through the app submission process told from the developer's perspective
How Slack used message buttons to simplify a common workflow
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.
"I think entire teams would love to have this kind of transparency into user activity/engagement"
How Slack presents helpful information about URLs
"Onboarding is one of the most important elements of a product's design."
Why you should develop on Slack
"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"
"We wanted user on-boarding that was simple, low-friction and 'high-delight'"
Enlightening read on writing bots for the enterprise
Just starting out? Here are some tips from a veteran Slack app developer
The developer of /todo talks much ado about the Slack App Directory
What are the rules that govern these our new simulacrum friends?
Leveraging the Events API to meet the needs of many teams
Tips on a process of building conversational bots
It's launch time for Priceonomics
5 lessons on building bot product
Lessons learned building Moodz personal assistant Slackbot
Starting with what outcome do you want for your users?
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