Make Your Own Slack Bot (with JavaScript)
Ever wondered how chatbots work? Do you use Slack? Have you had an idea for a Slack integration that could tell jokes, deploy code, lookup information, or ask questions?
Bots are a great way to automate tasks and meet your users where they already are. You'll learn how to use Botkit (the npm package) and Heroku to deploy your first Slack bot and interact with it from your Slack organization.
Joe Heth ( / joeheth ) has spent the last 15 years developing software, in four different industries using a variety of languages and technologies. He strives to learn something new every day and enjoys mentoring others on their journey as a software engineer. He is currently a remote Senior Software Engineer for Outdoorsy.com based out of Austin, TX.