Slack Autoresponder - Part II

Last time, we talked about my motivations for building a Slack autoresponder so I can better communicate with my colleagues. Today we'll walk through the components required and all the steps for wiring together the full application. Serverless Framework First...

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Slack Autoresponder - Part I

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are legion; millions contracted the disease, hundreds of thousands have died, schools are closed, businesses are closed, the economy is in turmoil, and I'm working remotely once again. This last impact is the least...

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System76: Reflections of a Superfan

Back in September, I saw a random post on Twitter from the team at System76 about a "superfan contest." The goal was to build something awesome using open source tools and tell the world about it. The announcement video was...

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In the Wild: Phone Automation

Over the weekend, I encountered a fully-automated phone system similar to the virtual voicemail assistant we're building through the RingCentral tutorials. I wanted to share my experience so you too can see how powerful such a system can be.

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