Walter Quesada and Bob Lautenbach - Programming Voice Interfaces

by Walter Quesada and Bob Lautenbach

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As its title implies, this book focuses on programming voice interfaces for connected devices. We wanted to share what weve learned from experimenting with some of the various platforms currently available, such as Amazon Alexa, API.AI, and others. We also tried to condense the choices to some of the main players and provide step-by-step, how-to examples, allowing you to dig in quickly and start playing. Our goal was to create a reference guide to voice interfaces in under 200 pages. Some of the topics in this book could very well have entire books dedicated to them. We obviously had to make hard choices on what to include and exclude, so we focused on trying to expose you to whats possible; to pique your curiosity to dig deeper and continue experimenting on your own.

We assume you have some experience programming with Node.js and/or C#, but you can still work through all of the examples even if you are a relative newbie to coding .

Voice interfaces are here to stay and will only get more intelligent and human-like as time and technology march forward. We hope this book encourages you to be part of this new and exciting platform. We look forward to reading about you in the future and all of the incredible experiences youve created using voice-based technologies.