Start Developing on the Slack Platform

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The Slack platform provides everything you need to automate processes and integrate services into their organizations. Full-featured Slack apps can be built on any tech stack you choose and it's now easier than ever to get started building a Slack app with the addition of functions, workflows, and infrastructure for managing apps and data. Workflows can be built without writing a line of code. Functions allow you to easily write and deploy custom workflow steps to Slack’s hosted infrastructure or include them with your existing apps.

With this badge, you'll demonstrate expertise in the Slack Platform, including:

• Describing how the Slack Platform acts as an intermediary between users and other services they use for work.
• Explaining how users can interact with Slack and how Slack app and workflow automations can use these touchpoints.
• Identifying the benefits of engaging and impactful Slack apps and workflow automations.
• Listing examples of successful Slack app and workflow automation patterns, and describe where to get sample code to get started.
• Following the basic steps needed to create a Slack app and workflow automation from scratch.
• Distinguishing between the different tools and libraries available to Slack developers.