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We Don't Use Slack
- thinkingkong 11y agoNot sure if you're setting yourself up for a "we built a new tool post" but... Slack might not be the best tool for all sizes, but I promise once you're in a separate room or on-the-go, it's sort of an irreplaceable tool. It is not, however a project management tool. It's a replacement for email. As soon as you factor in mobile it ends up being the best option, really.
- gkop 11y agoNo way is Slack a replacement for email - there's no way to separate threads in a channel, for god's sake. Slack is a wonderful replacement for other team chat tools.
- MariusMasalar 11y agoNope, I didn't build any new tool and have no desire to promote another. I pointed out in the article that it's a very individual decision what works best for each team. I also acknowledge that Slack isn't designed to be a project management tool, but I've encountered many teams that attempt to use it as such, and those are the ones I'm mainly complaining about. Slack as a replacement for email—while not my preference—is a strong solution and I'm happy to be on Slack teams that use it solely as such. It's the others that I think are troublesome. Thank you for reading :)
- gkop 11y agoArticle attacks a strawman. Slack's own marketing page says "Team communication for the 21st century." [0] Who is advocating for Slack as a project management tool? [0] https://slack.com/is https://slack.com/is