#hashtags
, @refs
, email addresses, urls, and more, every message contains sematic information that you can use to your advantage. A chat message like Tell @Alice that issue #2038 is high priority
can easily update Alice’s task list, whether it’s in OpenME or via an API call to your existing system.
Open
is key, so is E
nvironment. The idea is that we’re most effective when we can focus and get into a flow state. Multitasking and changing apps and tabs kills flow. Your brain has to remember different keystrokes, take in a new UI, and figure out how the systems map to one another. OpenME is designed to be customizable, so you and your team can make it your own. One size does not fit all, in tools, languages, or methodologies. Even the old adage of Build vs Buy doesn’t hold up in the modern world. You need to do both to maximize your potential.
eval
. Messages are dialected DSLs (Domain Specific Langauges), which gives you complete control over what they are allowed to do, or not.