When I first started at Slack, there was an in-depth orientation on the best ways to search within Slack. After taking some time away from work for parental duties, I myself could really use a refresher on Slack best practices, so here’s some search tips that can help you get…

Remember when you had to click a link to see where it led? You don’t? That’s because technology has improved beyond the old point and click days to interactive previews. We’ve come to expect that from our working experience, both in and out of Slack. Back in the day, I worked…

Ever wondered how people build Slack apps so quickly? The kind that post updates, listen to events, and respond to commands. The kind that makes Slack more useful every day. You’re in the right place. Meet Bolt. It’s Slack’s framework for building apps efficiently and integrating naturally with Slack. Whether…

Slack recently released a bunch of APIs that allow you to interact with Lists within Slack -- something that was long awaited by many of you! I hadn't played around with this particular set of methods just yet so I decided to create something lightweight that I'll share with you…

Organizing everything I need to do for the holidays can be stressful. There’s so much to do and so much to organize and my processes have become increasingly complex. Sometimes it’s too much to handle and in desperation, I’ve even asked Santa to lend me his elves. So far he…

Giving gifts to loved ones often means choosing something special just for them. Personally, I love finding the perfect presents for my loved ones or making them something I know will bring them joy. Even though they aren’t on my gift list for the holidays, I also like giving a…

When you build a Slack app, you’re not just creating features, you’re creating experiences. And every experience needs a place to live. In Slack, those places are called surfaces. A surface is simply a space inside Slack where your app can communicate with users or interact with them. Some surfaces…

All Slack apps have an app manifest, which serves as the blueprint for the app. There are two places to interact with these configuration settings: the manifest file (either as a JSON or YAML) and your app’s configuration page. Using both of these in concert gives you the ability to…

Creating Slack apps doesn’t have to be hard and the easier it is, the more satisfying I find it. Because I enjoy creating places for people to communicate and collaborate more effectively, I want to work in a space designed for communication and collaboration. And that’s literally what Slack is…