{"product_id":"9781484274484","title":"Data-Driven Alexa Skills: Voice Access to Rich Data Sources for Enterprise Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eData-Driven Alexa Skills: Voice Access to Rich Data Sources for Enterprise Applications\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKingaby, Simon A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign and build innovative, custom, data-driven Alexa skills for home or business. Working through several projects, this book teaches you how to build Alexa skills and integrate them with online APIs. If you have basic Python skills, this book will show you how to build data-driven Alexa skills. You will learn to use data to give your Alexa skills dynamic intelligence, in-depth knowledge, and the ability to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eData-Driven Alexa Skills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes a step-by-step approach to skill development. You will begin by configuring simple skills in the Alexa Skill Builder Console. Then you will develop advanced custom skills that use several Alexa Skill Development Kit features to integrate with lambda functions, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Internet data feeds. These advanced skills enable you to link user accounts, query and store data using a NoSQL database, and access real estate listings and stock prices via web APIs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSet up and configure your development environment properly the first time\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuild Alexa skills quickly and efficiently using Agile tools and techniques\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCreate a variety of data-driven Alexa skills for home and business\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAccess data from web applications and Internet data sources via their APIs\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTest with unit-testing frameworks throughout the development life cycle\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage and query your data using the DynamoDb NoSQL database engines\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDevelopers who wish to go beyond Hello World and build complex, data-driven applications on Amazon's Alexa platform; developers who want to learn how to use Lambda functions, the Alexa Skills SDK, Alexa Presentation Language, and Alexa Conversations; developers interested in integrating with public APIs such as real estatelistings and stock market prices. Readers will need to have basic Python skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-11-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781484274484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4842-7449-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 415\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531691344012,"sku":"9781484274484","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781484274484.jpg?v=1776054003","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781484274484","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}