Course Description:
In this workshop, we will introduce the Slack Platform and some of the core concepts required for building apps using Slack's APIs. This is a great workshop for those who have used Slack before as a messaging tool but may not be familiar with the robust integration capabilities of the platform.
The workshop is a mix of lecture and a hands-on exercise in which members will set up an existing integration (Twitter) and an incoming-webhook integration to post notifications on their own Slack teams. It will be taught by Roo Harrigan, Application Engineer on the Platform team at Slack.
This is a great follow-up to the AJAX/JSON and APIs workshops.
Prerequisites:
Attendees should be comfortable with Python and Flask fundamentals, including the requests library - a starter repo with a mostly-working Flask app will be provided. Attendees should also come with an understanding of what Slack is and make a test team before arrival.
Tech requirements:
• Your laptop (Mac, PC, or Linux are all okay) and charger.
• A modern web browser - either Chrome or Firefox
• A text editor. We recommend Sublime Text 2 (Free:available for both Mac and PC) or Notepad++(PC).
• Python 2.7 installed on your computer
• ngrok installed on your computer
You can review the preparation steps for this workshop here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uUNIg_8EJz32CDpxSHk6zZThYfC7w4v79dg8ecbh6nA/edit?usp=sharing
