Alexa Skills Kit Videos Now Available
ClientsEarlier this year, we announced that we had teamed up with Amazon to deliver immersive, free training for the (https://developer.amazon.com/ask) (ASK). We...
WWDC 2016: Continued Maturation, More Monetization
Clients iOS MacAs I type, Apple's yearly developer conference, (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/live/), is in full swing. The keynote can be watched via Apple TV and their website,...
Top Coding Bootcamps, Women in Tech, Business Tips and More: Big Nerd Ranch in the News
ClientsBig Nerd Ranch has been featured in a number of publications lately. Check it out!
Make it Spectacular: Choosing the Right Spec’ing Tool
Clients DesignProperly spec’ing your document eliminates misunderstandings and communication errors with developers. However, it is also time consuming to spec manually, and your measurements can...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Account Linking Using OAuth
ClientsOne of the greatest features of Alexa is that it functions as a personal assistant you can interact with without having to physically touch...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Submitting an Alexa Skill for Certification
ClientsIf you are reading this post, it is likely that you have finished (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/?q=alexa) and you are ready to...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Implementing Persistence in an Alexa Skill
ClientsBy now, we’ve made a lot of progress in building our Airport Info skill. We (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/developing-alexa-skills-locally-with-nodejs-setting-up-your-local-environment/) and [verified that the skill service...
Yes, and: How Improv is Like Working on Client Projects
ClientsI'm a big fan of improv comedy—I love seeing how each troupe works with varying rules, actors and kinds of performances. Here in Atlanta,...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Deploying Your Skill to Staging
ClientsNow that we have (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/developing-alexa-skills-locally-with-nodejs-setting-up-your-local-environment/) for our Airport Info Alexa Skill and (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/developing-alexa-skills-locally-with-nodejs-implementing-an-intent-with-alexa-app-and-alexa-app-server/), it's time...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Implementing an Intent with Alexa-app and Alexa-app-server
ClientsIn our (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/developing-alexa-skills-locally-with-nodejs-setting-up-your-local-environment/), we implemented a model that knows how to talk to the FAA. Now we’ll see how...
Developing Alexa Skills Locally with Node.js: Setting Up Your Local Environment
ClientsIf you want to build Alexa Skills, where should you start? You could begin with building one of the sample skills like the color...
