Create Your Own Alexa Skill

1.1 Introduction
As purveyors of software, we are constantly needing to push our skills and take advantage of new technologies. This used to meaning learning new frameworks and libraries, or even language. But now we are getting to the point where we need to learn new ways of interacting with our users. And these days that includes more than just their computers, watches and mobile devices. What about their kitchens, garages, cars and other things in their daily lives? Seem too complex? Not with the explosion of interactive devices such as the Amazon Alexa. This device creates a brand new way for us to write software and put us not only into our customers lives but also into their homes. So let's take a few minutes together to learn the basics of this very cool device, and how to write some simple software to run on it. And by the end of this course, you will learn how to create a full Amazon Alexa app with nothing more than a couple of web interfaces and just a sprinkling of JavaScript. So what are we waiting for? Let's get started.
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Create Your Own Alexa Skill

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1.1 Introduction

1.Introduction
2 lessons, 07:20

1.1
Introduction
01:03

1.2
Prerequisites
06:17

2.Alexa Skill Basics
5 lessons, 43:56

2.1
Alexa Skill Kit Walkthrough
08:25

2.2
AWS Lambda Walkthrough
10:14

2.3
Creating the Hello World Skill
08:00

2.4
Creating the Hello World Lambda Function
10:14

2.5
Handling Multiple Intents and Slots
07:03

3.Building a Real-World Skill
10 lessons, 50:01

3.1
Creating the Skill
06:37

3.2
Creating the Lambda Function
03:48

3.3
Creating a Node.js App for Your Lambda Function
07:11

3.4
Creating Your First Handler
04:38

3.5
Creating the Setup Data for Your Skill
03:00

3.6
Finishing the Get New Courses Handler
03:49

3.7
Create the `GetCourseTeaser` Handler
07:08

3.8
Create the `AddToWatchList` Handler
06:30

3.9
Create the `GetWatchList` Handler
03:43

3.10
End-to-End Testing
03:37

4.Conclusion
1 lesson, 02:33

4.1
Conclusion
02:33

1.1 Introduction

Create Your Own Alexa Skill

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1.1 Introduction

1.Introduction2 lessons, 07:20

2.Alexa Skill Basics5 lessons, 43:56

3.Building a Real-World Skill10 lessons, 50:01

4.Conclusion1 lesson, 02:33

1.1 Introduction

1.Introduction
2 lessons, 07:20

2.Alexa Skill Basics
5 lessons, 43:56

3.Building a Real-World Skill
10 lessons, 50:01

4.Conclusion
1 lesson, 02:33