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Flowchart of how slack decides to send a notification

Apr 12, 2022

This is the flowchart of how slack decides to send a notification.

It is a great example of why a simple feature may take much longer to develop than many people think.

When we have a great design, users may not notice the complexity because it feels like the feature just working as intended.

What’s your takeaway from this diagram?

Image source: Slack Eng blog