Although it can be tough to talk to Alexa when your Echo is blasting music at full volume, Amazon’s voice-activated cloud assistant works remarkably well. But there’s a lot of uncharted territory in the realm of conversational interfaces, and Alexa is still limited to services that have integrated her abilities. If you have an amazing idea for a voice application, or are curious to learn how Alexa works underneath the friendly voice, this Amazon Alexa Coding Bundle is an excellent resource for beginners.
This bundle includes two courses—a set of beginner lessons to introduce the fundamentals of Alexa’s API, and some advanced projects to test your skills. Each course will teach you to build ten skills for Alexa that include audio streaming functionality, database communication, and 3rd-party services.
These lessons are presented in short, digestible chunks, so you can work through 13 hours of instructional material at your own pace. You can pick up this Amazon Alexa Coding Bundle here in our store.
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