Gain insights into developing voice apps with Alexa Skills Kit. Delve into real projects, learn fundamentals, and discover how to launch apps on the Alexa skill store.

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Voice is the next big revolution in tech. As conversational AI finds new and interesting use cases, it's time for developers to make use of the new opportunities to re-use their existing skills to build the next generation of apps powered by voice. 

This course will help you learn how to start developing apps for Alexa using the Alexa Skills Kit. You will be building real and interesting projects that will help you understand the fundamentals. Along the way, you will learn all the skills you need to launch your own apps on the Alexa skill store and reach millions of customers around the world. "Hey Alexa, shall we begin?"

Alexa Skills 101: Building voice apps for Alexa



# Must-have
- An Amazon Developer Account (steps provided [in the previous lesson](https://www.educative.io/courses/building-voice-apps-alexa/setting-up-an-amazon-developer-account)).
- Some experience playing around with the Alexa Console, such as by following the steps located [here](https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/devconsole/about-the-developer-console.html).
- A basic understanding of how the web works. Things like JSON, HTTP, etc., should be familiar to you.
- Basic programming knowledge. Although we will be using JavaScript, the code should not be too hard to understand if you know other languages like Java or Python.




# Good-to-have
- An AWS account (free tier).
- A basic understanding of Node.js and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, S3, etc.) is useful, but not mandatory.
- An Amazon Echo device connected to the email used for the Alexa Developer Console (useful for testing directly on the device).


Understand the prerequisites for this course.

Hello Alexa: An Introduction to the World of Voice

Setting You Up For Success

Your First Skill

Advanced Concepts

Building a Game: Voice Clues

Voice Clues: Coding with ASK CLI

Next Steps

Before You Get Started

Must-have