Slack Development 101

You need to share a code snippet with your team for review. Which Slack feature is most appropriate for this?

• Direct message

• Thread in a development channel

• Private channel

• Announcement channel

Your team uses Git for version control.  There's a Slack integration that allows developers to see commit messages directly in Slack. This integration is likely utilizing which Slack functionality?

• Slash commands

• Workflows

• Apps

• Custom emojis

A critical bug is found in production.  The best way to alert the development team on Slack is through:

• @mentioning individuals in a general channel

• Posting a detailed description in a dedicated #bug-reports channel

• Sending a private message to the team lead

• Using emojis to express urgency in a random channel

You're working on a new feature with a teammate. Which Slack functionality would be most helpful for real-time collaboration on code?

• File sharing

• Screen sharing

• Threads

• Shared channels with external collaborators

Your team wants to automate deployment notifications in Slack. This can be achieved through:

• Manual typing of messages after each deployment

• Creating a custom Slack bot

• Using pre-written integrations with CI/CD tools

• Scheduling recurring messages

You're drowning in notifications from multiple development channels. Which Slack feature can help you manage this better?

• Leaving all channels

• Muting specific channels temporarily

• Disabling all Slack notifications

• Increasing the notification sound volume

During a code review, you disagree with a suggestion from a teammate. The most professional way to address this on Slack is to:

• Use strong language to express your disagreement

• Politely explain your reasoning and suggest alternatives

• Ignore the suggestion and proceed with your original code

• Privately message the team lead and complain

Your team uses code snippets frequently.  Slack supports code formatting for better readability. This formatting is achieved by:

• Using bold and italics

• Enclosing the code in triple backticks

• Pasting the code directly into the message field

• Uploading the code as a file

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using Slack channels for development discussions?

• Improved communication and collaboration

• Version control for discussions

• Centralized knowledge base for the team

• Reduced email traffic

You accidentally uploaded a sensitive file to a Slack channel. The best course of action is to:

• Ignore it, most people won't notice

• Delete the message and hope for the best

• Publicly apologize and explain how you'll prevent future occurrences

• Privately message the channel owner and ask for help