Slack’s new slash commands let apps integrate as easy as /this

Nov03

by Sindy Cator on November 3, 2015 at 5:59 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Slack’s been on a roll this week, overhauling the way group messages work and introducing custom profiles but it’s not done yet. A new feature for developers, custom slash commands, allow teams to integrate quick and easy commands for doing just about anything. If you’ve used Slack you’re probably familiar with /giphy, but now other developers can leverage these features too. From today, you’ll be able to use commands like /lyft to order a car from Slack of /foursquare to find a lunch spot. Any developer can tap into slash commands, which can be installed into teams through Slack’s new “add…