Become a Slack Certified Developer to level up your Slack app development skills. It showcases your expertise in Slack’s APIs and demonstrates your ability to build effective apps within Slack.
🛠️ What You Need to Learn to Become a Slack Certified Developer
To build powerful, user-friendly, and secure Slack apps, here’s what you should focus on:
- Build Interactive Slack Apps
Learn how to develop Slack apps that work seamlessly with Slack’s platform features and infrastructure. - Choose the Right App Path
Understand the various app frameworks and hosting options to pick the right path for your app’s success. - Implement Security Best Practices
Ensure your app follows Slack’s security guidelines to protect user data and maintain trust. - Design a Great User Experience
Focus on simplicity, clarity, and ease of use to create a delightful in-Slack user experience. - Support Slack Enterprise Grid
Build apps that are compatible with the scale, features, and architecture of Slack’s Enterprise Grid plan. - Use the Right Tools and Resources
Leverage Slack’s documentation, SDKs, APIs, and community support to build faster and smarter. - Administer Slack at Scale
Learn how to create apps that assist with administration and management in large Slack workspaces. - Distribute Your App
Understand the process of publishing your app on the Slack App Directory and making it available to a wide audience.
You should Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to design, build, and distribute Slack apps for a wide range of use cases.
“Slack API docs are foundational for all Slack developers.“
- Introduction to the Slack Platform.
- Explore different elements of designing your Slack app
- Focus on the nuts and bolts
To build effective Slack apps, you should have a foundational understanding of the following:
- The general structure and usage of Slack.
- Slack apps and their core components.
- The ability to read and create JSON objects.
- Familiarity with Web APIs and event-based API protocols, primarily JSON over HTTP, and to a lesser extent, WebSockets.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (commonly used ones include Node.js, Python, or Java, though any language capable of making HTTP API calls is sufficient).
- Experience in developing and deploying web applications, such as deploying to a cloud service provider.
- Introduction to the Slack platform
- Plan your app: Design your workflows
- Plan your app: Design a great user experience
- Plan your app: Design for security
- Plan your app: Design for scale
- Build your app: Tools
- Build your app: Spotlight on APIs for managing your Slack
- Distribute your app
- Hands-on practice
Resources
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