Developing a Bot Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of Bots for Developers
• Uses and Applications of Bots
• Understanding How Bots Work
• Developing a Custom Bot vs. Using a Bot-Creation Platform

Starting Your Bot Project

• Defining Your Bot's Purpose and Requirements
• Developing Your Bot's Specifications, Features, and Functionalities
• Building a Conversational Script for Your Bot

Building Your Bot

• Creating the Engineering Design for Your Bot
  • Designing the Front-End Components
  • Designing the Back-End Components
• Developing and Testing Your Bot
  • Understanding the Development Complexities of Bots
  • Testing the Code in the Emulator
  • Testing the Code in the Actual Messaging Platform
  • Running the Final QA Process

Launching Your Bot

• Deploying Your Bot
• Publishing Your Bot
• Monitoring Your Bot
• Getting More Users for Your Bot
• Tracking and Analyzing Your Bot's Performance and Results
• Repeating the Development and Launch Cycle

Overview of Tools for Creating Bots

• Exploring Bot Drafts and Design Tools
• Exploring Bot Builders
• Exploring Bot Tools for Developers
• Exploring Bot Tools for Monitoring and Analytics
• Exploring Bot Tools for Monetization

Overview of Bot Platforms to Build Advanced Bots

• Creating a Facebook Messenger Bot
• Overview of the Project
• Setting Up on Facebook
• Using Chatfuel
• Using API.AI
• Using Heroku

Creating a Bot Using Microsoft Bot Framework

• Overview of the Microsoft Bot Framework
• Setting Up Your Bot
• Testing Your Bot

Summary
Troubleshooting
Closing Remarks