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CUBS #2: Slackbots

Episode Summary

This week, Chris and Una take on the challenge of extending Slack (the messaging system) with their own bots!

Episode Notes

This week, Chris and Una take on the challenge of extending Slack (the messaging system) with their own bots!  

General Resources

• Slack API
• Slack Events API
• Slack Slash Commands API
• Slackbots NPM module
• Slack client module
• Slack Dev Kit for Node.js
• Slack App Directory

What We Made

• ASL Bot

Tutorials

• BotWiki on Slackbots
• Build a Chuck Norris Slackbot
• Slackbot in 40 Lines of Code

Sponsors

• EmpireConf
• Webflow