Web Rush

Episode 23: JavaScript and Bots for Improving User Experiences

Episode Summary

We talk with Michael Szul about what is and isn't a bot, understanding natural language processing, and his advice for anyone starting out in bot development.

Episode Notes

Recording date: 2019-02-12

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Michael Szul @szul

Resources:

• Bots and Beer newsletter
• Tensor Flow
• Botframework
• Amazon Echo Auto
• Luis.ai
• BotBuilderCommunity
• Project Murphy
• How to Build a Notification That You Won’t Hate
• Clarkio on Twitter
• Lifx API
• Twillio
• Microsoft Bot Framework v4 Node Tutorial
• Microsoft Bot Framework .NET Core (V4)
• 7 Chatbot Use Cases That Actually Work
• Expensify

Someone to follow

• Alexa Silver on SNL
• @Jawache /
• @JenniferMarsman

Timejumps

• 02:32 Guest introduction
• 04:04 What is a bot?
• 10:44 Sponsor: DevIntersection
• 11:25 What are you building?
• 28:26 Understanding nature language processing
• 35:11 Sponsor: Nativescript
• 35:45 Any advice for folks starting out?
• 39:08 What's the best example of a bot framework?
• 43:03 Generational divide of trusting chat bots
• 45:50 Someone to follow