At first, we used Slack channels primarily for team-based discussion. But then people started making channels devoted to a particular technology or topic.
The biggest challenge, after getting through hours of user interviews, is synthesizing your findings. How turn all of that data into something valuable?
There's no pre-built security group to allow inbound traffic from CloudFront, so I made an AWS Lambda function to periodically update our security group.
I liked being able to jump between tutorials and real-world scenarios. I was able to use the concepts I learned and try to apply them to my team's project.
There are many benefits of diversity – for society, for people who have historically been disenfranchised. It's also great for your company and bottom line.