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> Writing Slack as a native app would be a massive pain. If it was allowed I'd write the native macOS app for them. I'm sure it'd pay off selling it for $5 or
by rudedogg 8y ago
> Writing Slack as a native app would be a massive pain.
If it was allowed I'd write the native macOS app for them. I'm sure it'd pay off selling it for $5 or $10 in the Mac App Store
- danShumway 8y agoDo it then: https://api.slack.com/ https://api.slack.com/ Slack APIs aren't perfect, but they're good enough to allow 3rd party clients for terminals, Emacs[0], and the like. I've never dug into it because I avoid Slack in general, but I think the biggest hurdle right now is just user authentication. That's a pain, and does limit your audience, but maybe you'd still find some buyers on HN. [0]: https://github.com/yuya373/emacs-slack https://github.com/yuya373/emacs-slack
- benbristow 8y agoOAuth2 is as standard as it gets. Any language worth it's salt has ready-made libraries for it. There's tons of documentation and guides online too. Not sure why that's an issue.