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We're using it. It is bad. Company just started to introduce Salck, MS announced this thing and we had to jump ship because everything they deliver is considere

We're using it. It is bad. Company just started to introduce Salck, MS announced this thing and we had to jump ship because everything they deliver is considered flawless in certain circles. The mobile app is crap. There's no Linux client. No 3rd party integration that I've seen so far. Lots of bugs and I highly doubt that this project will move/improve at a VS Code level. A beta for your corporate communication needs. The only upside? It might replace "Skype for Business" which is worse than almost anything else. Sorry for the rant, but this is a very active issue in my day to day business right now. If I could, I'd stay the hell away from Teams.

apapli 10y ago
You do know it is still in preview right? Also I use the web client and it works for me, although have to agree it would be nice if the mobile app had access to some of the tabbed content. What else is wrong with the mobile app from your perspective? Finally, here is the API reference if you want to look at it: https://dev.office.com/microsoft-teams https://dev.office.com/microsoft-teams I am looking forward to when they integrate Flow with Teams. That could make things interesting, given all the 3rd party apps that Flow supports now.
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- darklajid 10y ago
  I know that it is in preview, which is why I'm so upset about the idea of adopting it at this point. Seriously: I'm ranting about this product because it is unfinished and unpolished, but obviously the blame for adopting this thing lies in this company. I wouldn't criticize it that much if I'd be able to watch the painful first steps as a bystander.. You use the web client? I assume you mean teams.microsoft.com? The URL that I see nowhere in my notifications etc? Every notification mail links to a landing page that wants me to download a "native" client (even if none exists for the platform I'm on). Notifications also never include any details: They say "Look, you missed stuff on our service. Come back!" instead of actually.. providing any information. The web client has quite some bugs, a fun one is opening a document (which embeds a 365 viewer, I guess) and resizing the window. Last I checked the document view cannot grow. Lots and lots of issues like that. That API site? Yes, I've seen that. I think last time I checked you had to submit your stuff to let MS decide if it'll be part of a non-existent future "app store" thing. At least for Office365 hosted instances?
donmatito 10y ago
MS Teams is in preview for now. I can tell you they are actively reaching out to Slack app developers to port their integrations to MS Teams in anticipation for the GA launch. I hope they solve the bugs, UI and mobile client issues by then too.
izacus 10y ago
Uhh, does Slack ship Linux client now?
- jamies888888 10y ago
  Yeah, it's just Electron isn't it?
  - pier25 10y ago
    Yes, like in macOS or Windows.
  - brandon272 10y ago
    Is the fact that it is Electron the reason why my Mac frequently puts it in the list of apps using "significant energy", alongside Chrome?
  - basch 10y ago
    isnt Microsoft Teams electron too?
- darklajid 10y ago
  I'm not sure how official it is, but I can pacaur -S slack on Linux, yes. (As others said: You get just an Electron package, which isn't ideal. But.. you get something)
anondecel0per 10y ago
That's odd because our AppVeyor integration works fine. I've completely replaced slack at zero cost. It's brilliant so far for us.
yodon 10y ago
Do your own 3rd party integrations if you need them, it's a 10 minute job and the API for making them happen is amazingly simple and easy. That's where integrations generally start with new platforms, and the commercially provided ones will of course arrive eventually.
basch 10y ago
>No 3rd party integration that I've seen so far. It has all sorts of connectors. What do you mean by this?

apapli 10y ago

You do know it is still in preview right? Also I use the web client and it works for me, although have to agree it would be nice if the mobile app had access to some of the tabbed content. What else is wrong with the mobile app from your perspective? Finally, here is the API reference if you want to look at it: https://dev.office.com/microsoft-teams https://dev.office.com/microsoft-teams I am looking forward to when they integrate Flow with Teams. That could make things interesting, given all the 3rd party apps that Flow supports now.

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darklajid 10y ago
I know that it is in preview, which is why I'm so upset about the idea of adopting it at this point. Seriously: I'm ranting about this product because it is unfinished and unpolished, but obviously the blame for adopting this thing lies in this company. I wouldn't criticize it that much if I'd be able to watch the painful first steps as a bystander.. You use the web client? I assume you mean teams.microsoft.com? The URL that I see nowhere in my notifications etc? Every notification mail links to a landing page that wants me to download a "native" client (even if none exists for the platform I'm on). Notifications also never include any details: They say "Look, you missed stuff on our service. Come back!" instead of actually.. providing any information. The web client has quite some bugs, a fun one is opening a document (which embeds a 365 viewer, I guess) and resizing the window. Last I checked the document view cannot grow. Lots and lots of issues like that. That API site? Yes, I've seen that. I think last time I checked you had to submit your stuff to let MS decide if it'll be part of a non-existent future "app store" thing. At least for Office365 hosted instances?

donmatito 10y ago

MS Teams is in preview for now. I can tell you they are actively reaching out to Slack app developers to port their integrations to MS Teams in anticipation for the GA launch. I hope they solve the bugs, UI and mobile client issues by then too.

izacus 10y ago

Uhh, does Slack ship Linux client now?

jamies888888 10y ago
Yeah, it's just Electron isn't it?
- pier25 10y ago
  Yes, like in macOS or Windows.
- brandon272 10y ago
  Is the fact that it is Electron the reason why my Mac frequently puts it in the list of apps using "significant energy", alongside Chrome?
- basch 10y ago
  isnt Microsoft Teams electron too?
darklajid 10y ago
I'm not sure how official it is, but I can pacaur -S slack on Linux, yes. (As others said: You get just an Electron package, which isn't ideal. But.. you get something)

anondecel0per 10y ago

That's odd because our AppVeyor integration works fine. I've completely replaced slack at zero cost. It's brilliant so far for us.

yodon 10y ago

Do your own 3rd party integrations if you need them, it's a 10 minute job and the API for making them happen is amazingly simple and easy. That's where integrations generally start with new platforms, and the commercially provided ones will of course arrive eventually.

basch 10y ago

>No 3rd party integration that I've seen so far. It has all sorts of connectors. What do you mean by this?