JSFoo is the annual JavaScript conference hosted by HasGeek. The Pune edition is the second edition (JSFoo in Pune in 2012, and ReactFoo in January 2018).
HasGeek launched JSFoo in 2011 as India’s first JavaScript conference. The JS community in India has grown phenomenally since then. JavaScript now prevades every aspect of web development - browsers, apps, front-end, back-end, mobile and IoT, and there’s always scope to understand new ideas and solutions. The conference explores new ideas, implementing innovative solutions, and learning from experiences, especially negative ones.
Want to see the talks from last year’s conference? Watch the JSFoo 2018 videos or the related ReactFoo 2018 videos.
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Taylor Lovett
@tlovett1
Building Alexa Skills with Node.js
Submitted Nov 12, 2017
Technical level:
Intermediate
Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon used in devices such as the Echo as well as third party devices such as Sonos. AI IS taking over the world and Amazon is at the forefront. Developers can build apps or “Skills” for Alexa using Node.js. The Alexa Skill ecosystem is extremely new and immature. I will run you through writing, locally testing, and properly deploying a basic Node.js Skill. I will also give you pointers and tips on design patterns that work well for Skills.
Outline #
- Background info on Alexa and AI
- Run through basic Alexa skill
- Explain design patterns
- Show how to test locally
- Show how to deploy
- Questions
Requirements #
Some knowledge of Node.js.
Speaker bio #
Taylor Lovett is the Director of Engineering at 10up, one of the biggest WordPress centric agencies in the world. Having been involved with WordPress since 2007, he is the creator of ElasticPress, contributed to WordPress core, authored popular plugins (downloaded over a million times), and spoken at many conferences across multiple continents. He is a lover of all things open-source. Other than developing web applications, Taylor is a lover of music. He enjoys listening to blues and jazz music as well as playing acoustic fingerstyle guitar.
Slides #
https://taylorlovett.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/building-alexa-skills-with-node.pdf
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