Build an Alexa Skill in Kotlin!
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Join us in Toast, as we learn how to build an Alexa skill in Kotlin!
Amazons Vladyslav Sitalo will be presenting his Kask (https://github.com/Stvad/kask) library, which is a Kotlin library designed to improve the experience of developing Alexa skills on the JVM. It allows you to reduce the amount of boilerplate code you have to write by:
- Providing you with a concise functional way to handle simple Alexa requests;
- Generating the Kotlin classes for your skill interaction model (https://developer.amazon.com/docs/custom-skills/create-the-interaction-model-for-your-skill.html). And instantiating them when the Alexa sends request to your skill.
-> Prerequisites
This is a hands-on session: don't forget to bring your laptop. Please set up Kotlin beforehand, we recommend installing the latest version of Intellij IDEA: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/getting-started.html
If you'd like to test your newly developed skill by making an Alexa talk to it - you'll need to create an Amazon development account (https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask)
This is a beginner-friendly event. No previous knowledge of Kotlin is required, however we recommend familiarity with at least another programming language.
-> Schedule
6.00pm Pizza and drinks
6.30pm Presentation on Alexa
6.45pm Hands on session building your own skill
8.00pm We'll finish up with a drink in one of our local pubs!