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As far as slamming the slide on an empty chamber it only states to do this when verifying function after you strip and assemble the pistol. At no other times should you let the slide slam forward unless loading the pistol.
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Does the manual state "at no other times should you let the slide slam forward" or is that your personal practice?
I've been led to believe that this is an issue ONLY with 1911-type weapons, due to the specifics of that gun's hammer/sear interaction.
I've not heard a lot from anyone but 1911 shooters about this concern.
Some of the gun sports, at the end of a string, require you to drop the slide after showing a safety officer that the chamber is empty -- and then pulling the trigger with the gun pointed down range. Folks shooting 1911s often drop the slide slowly, but darned near everyone else just lets the slide drop. Many (perhaps most) of them use the slide release.