How to Create a Chat Bot in Ruby Using Slack API

When I first started out at a coding bootcamp a few months ago, classmate Dana Simmons and I decided it would be great fun to create a bot for our cohort’s Slack channel. Since we were learning Ruby at the time, I searched across the web on how to get started and came across this article which describes how to interact with Slack API using a couple of gems. Although this proved to be a great entry point, much more work was required to get everything running smoothly. I thought it would be beneficial to share our experience and create a simple new bot from scratch.