This is the first part of our Build-A-Bot event, in which we allowed you to ask questions in a Twitter space.

Hosts of this panel were:

- iara, Creator of Mimu

- Mac, Creator of PixxieBot

Chapters:

00:00 - Introductions

01:30 - How hard is it to be a solo developer?

05:56 - Overview of the Build-a-bot Event

O&A:

07:46 - [Krypton] What would you do differently now, compared to when you had less experience?

13:04 - [Quintenvw] What's your biggest frustration when it comes to the Discord API?

14:44 - [DanielGolan] What are your recommendations with languages and libraries for Discord Bot Development?

18:09 - [Krypton] Why spend so much time developing Discord bots and not e.g. Twitter bots?

19:49 - [Jadejaguar] What is one of the biggest issues/bugs that you've encountered while developing your bot and how did you overcome it?

22:00 - [Goseale] How do you handle such a high amount of bot usage without it slowing down?

24:44 - [Goseale] On a scale from 0 (not painful) to 10 (extreme pain), how would you rate the switch to slash commands?

27:21 - [Artinis] Do you believe there will be a benefit to using both normal and slash commands?

29:40 - [Winfinity] How would you rate Ruby when it comes to building with the Discord API on a scale of 1 (hell no) to 10 (amazing, i love it)?

30:22 - [Krypton] When you started, was it more of a fun project to discover new technologies or did you want to be popular and successful from the get go?

35:11 - [Spoder] Do you ever get worried that the users of your bot get bored of it?

38:49 - [JbPlays] What are steps to gain intellectual rights to your property (e.g. bot assets)?

42:30 - [Spoder] How do you go about pricing premium features for your bot?

46:34 - [Spoder] What is your daily routine look like? How much time do you invest into yourself compared to your bot?

49:14 - [Igor] Do you like chocolate cake?

50:46 - [LV] How do you decide about which type of bot to develop?

51:14 - [Spoder] When would you suggest to start scaling your bot?

54:50 - [Pufferus] How would you suggest getting your bot more out there, if your SEO is non-existent and budget is limited?

59:17 - [Neo] What do you think about the statement "Most Discord bots are becoming useless" regarding Discord adding new features?

01:03:05 - Closing off