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 |