Slack channels
General channels
Section titled “General channels”#engineering-allBroadly for all engineers (internal and external) to share about engineering updates, questions, and more. Our most-used channel#engineering-hot-takesOur fun channel for posting your engineering-related hot takes. No NJ-project-specific hot takes please#engineering-pairing-is-caringFor coordinating Friday cross-team pairing sessions#accessibility-allNot engineering-specific, but we recommend everyone join. Go-to place for a11y questions and support
Initiative engineering channels
Section titled “Initiative engineering channels”#resx-engTeam channel for ResX initiative engineers#business-devTeam channel for BizX initiative engineers
Initative channels
Section titled “Initative channels”#resxTeam channel for ResX initiative members#businessTeam channel for BizX initiative members
OOI internal channels
Section titled “OOI internal channels”#engineering-internalLimited to OOI engineers only. For conversations that are specifically internal.#resx-eng-internalOOI engineers only, for ResX internal conversations#business-eng-internalOOI engineers only, for BizX internal conversations
Extensions
Section titled “Extensions”- GitHub Slack integration: we expect all engineers to use this for notifications. Check the box for “Enable real-time alerts for pull requests”
- (optional) Install the Outlook Calendar extension
We recommend browsing the #rand-* channels on Slack to find places to talk about food, movies, music, and more!
Keywords
Section titled “Keywords”Many team member use Slack keywords for additional notification settings. Set this in My Keywords under Settings > Notifications.
Recommended keywords:
- Your name
spaghetti(shared secret joke keyword for all engineers)- [REQUIRED for BizX team members]:
business-dev,biz-dev