Two Voice Devs

Voice AI technology is popping up in all sorts of different places, but one place that has gotten lots of news recently has been seeing #VoiceFirst processing at fast food drive-throughs. Allen and Mark ponder this from a number of different angles, both technological and legal, and explore where developers play a role as this becomes more widespread.

Ever have one of those days (or weeks) as a developer where things don't just go wrong, they go badly wrong? Allen and Mark talk about some of their worst experiences as developers, from annoying bugs to accidentally deleting databases, and how they recovered. Most importantly - they remind us to remember the successes - not just the failures.

#VoiceFirst

Mark and Allen discuss what being a senior Software Developer looks like, for them, on a day-to-day basis, and compares how it may differ for #VoiceFirst and more conventional software projects.

A surprising amount of major #VoiceFirst development requires accessing other resource files your Alexa skill or Google Assistant action may need. From audio files to your privacy policy, there are all sorts of files that need to be available, and it can sometimes be confusing when they're not. Allen and Mark discuss some of the most likely scenarios and where to start looking for solutions.

Mark and Allen are joined by friends from around the world via Twitter Space in a live episode to discuss what 2021 looked like for Amazon Alexa and Actions on Google Assistant development, and what 2022 looked like in the #VoiceFirst arena. 

Happy Holidays, everyone! Mark and Allen take a quick look back to see what gifts the #VoiceFirst developer community has gotten for Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant.

While your first experiments with #VoiceFirst development may be a solo project, bigger and more elaborate projects will be done as part of a team. While we've often talked about the role of conversation designers as part of that team - what are the other team members? Allen and Mark share our experiences being part of different teams, both in how they work and how large they are, and what roles, from PM to Help Desk (and payroll!), are needed to make high quality and long lasting Amazon Alexa skills or Google Assistant actions.

Mark and Allen continue their dive into some of the words we use as we develop #VoiceFirst.

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We use a lot of strange terms in the #VoiceFirst world, so Mark and Allen start diving into some of what them mean and what they mean to us as developers.  

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We just want to take a moment to thank members of the #VoiceFirst community, those who make developing for Alexa and the Google Assistant better, and especially you, our listeners, for being here during the past year.