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@ryderklh on Lexicon Slack Bot

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Devlog #2: Pivoting to a Hardcore Lexicon Explorer

🛠️ What I Did

  • Killed the Fluff: Stripped out /bot-ask, /bot-dog, and /bot-joke to keep the bot super focused.
  • Multi-API Aggregation: Configured the bot to query the Free Dictionary API (Wiktionary) and the Datamuse API simultaneously using asynchronous Promise.all in Node.js.
  • Built 3 Custom Modes:
    • all: Standard definitions, phonetic symbols, and real-world usage examples.
    • thesaurus: Deep dive into synonyms, antonyms, and derived/consonant words.
    • etymology: Traces the historical roots and origin stories of words (like Latin and Greek prefixes/suffixes).
  • Polished UI with Slack Block Kit: Instead of sending plain text, the bot now formats queries into beautiful, structured layouts with columns and dividers.
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