App integration is incredible. Tiny Speck has come a long way since Glitch. I miss it dearly, but Slack is such an incredible product that it has somehow transcended such a crowded space in no time.
Now, time to get to work on an integration and publish an app in the new app store!
@itsthisjustin I'd recommend moving to our more granular scopes (see api.slack.com/docs/oauth-scopes) writing up some install instructions and a basic description of what it does, and then submit it via the form at the bottom of api.slack.com/slack-apps. And let us know if you have any questions by emailing developers@slack.com.
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@buster Currently there is no install process. It just works as a client which also allows me to expand on it and add new features like photo upload. Any reason to move to the new API?
@itsthisjustin It uses OAuth to connect accounts, right? That's our version of an install.
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Another suggestion: other Platform Directories have fallen short in the past because 1. they focused on Community/Open Source (Free) Apps or Plugins over Commercial ones, or at least added friction to this ecosystem (not naming names because we all do really love the product :) ), and/or 2. they didn't provide a real foundational architecture for developers to grow on or with, mainly in terms of hosting and 3rd party integration. Naturally Slack is already the antithesis to the latter and it would be encouraging to see this welcoming, open architecture incorporate many of the developer tools if it hasn't already and build on the ones already integrated, such as Github, app stores, Google dashboards, not to mention reporting suites. Sorry for the incoherent comment. I'm up late from the excitement of this launch and reading all the new documentation!
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