Build a Slack Greeter Bot w/ Code.xyz & Node.js - Non-Developer? Come & learn!

We're happy to invite Janeth Ledezma to be our speaker for our August meetup!

About the talk:

"Slack is a popular communication/ collaboration platform for the workplace.

In this hands-on workshop, we will create a Slack bot that privately welcomes and guides new users when they join a channel using Slack's ephemeral message method. I will provide a code template to get us started in no time and will explain how to modify the code using Javascript. We will work with simple blocks of JavaScript code which can be combined, modified, and removed as you like to create your desired interactive experience. We will be building our bot right from the browser using Code.xyz - an online API editor built by the team at Standard Library.

What Is an Ephemeral Slack Message?

This Slack bot will post an ephemeral message, which is visible only to the assigned user when she joins a specific public channel, private channel, or private conversation! In the screenshot below, notice how "BitBot's" message is only visible to Janeth, who has just joined #pure-awesomeness channel on StdLib's workspace.

Get creative and add your personality to your bot or your company's brand! "

What You'll Need
1x Laptop
1x Slack Team
1x Creative and Daring Soul

About our speaker:
Janeth Ledezma is the Community Manager for StdLib and recent graduate from UC Berkeley — go Bears! When she isn’t learning Javascript or the Arabic language, you can find her riding Muir Wood’s loop or exploring Marin County on her motorcycle.

Twitter Handler: @StdLibHQ
Personal Twitter: @mss_ledezma

Website link: https://stdlib.com/