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Build-a-Bot: What it's like to be a developer? & AMA - 30th May 2022
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:
https://top.gg/bot/493716749342998541
https://top.gg/bot/675996677366218774
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
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By 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:
https://top.gg/bot/493716749342998541
https://top.gg/bot/675996677366218774
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