Developing a Bot Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of Bots from a Developer's Perspective
• Common Uses and Real-World Applications of Bots
• How Bots Operate Under the Hood
• Building a Custom Bot vs. Leveraging Bot-Creation Platforms

Initiating Your Bot Project

• Clarifying Your Bot's Objective and Core Requirements
• Defining the Bot's Specifications, Key Features, and Functionality
• Drafting the Conversational Script for Your Bot

Constructing Your Bot

• Formulating the Engineering Design for Your Bot
  • Architecting Front-End Components
  • Architecting Back-End Components
• Developing and Validating Your Bot
  • Navigating the Development Complexities Specific to Bots
  • Testing Code Within the Emulator
  • Validating Code on the Live Messaging Platform
  • Executing the Final Quality Assurance Phase

Rolling Out Your Bot

• Deploying Your Bot
• Publishing Your Bot to Users
• Monitoring Bot Performance
• Strategies for Attracting More Users
• Tracking and Analyzing Bot Performance Metrics and Outcomes
• Iterating the Development and Launch Cycle

Survey of Tools for Bot Creation

• Reviewing Bot Drafting and Design Tools
• Examining Bot Builder Applications
• Discovering Bot Tools Tailored for Developers
• Investigating Tools for Bot Monitoring and Analytics
• Exploring Bot Monetization Tools

Guide to Bot Platforms for Advanced Development

• Building a Facebook Messenger Bot
• Project Overview
• Configuration on Facebook
• Utilizing Chatfuel
• Leveraging API.AI
• Deploying via Heroku

Developing a Bot with Microsoft Bot Framework

• Introduction to the Microsoft Bot Framework
• Setting Up Your Bot Environment
• Testing Your Bot Implementation

Summary
Troubleshooting
Closing Remarks