In the recent major update to the Microsoft Bot Framework (v3), a new type of Activity was introduced, a Typing activity. This Activity type sites along side others, such as Message activity which is the most commonly used activity to represent most communications between a bot and a user.
So, what is the Typing activity for and how do you use it? Read More
In the previous post of this 2 part tutorial, I demonstrated how you could build a bot using the Bot Framework and the included Bot Application template. I also went through testing the bot locally using the Bot Framework Channel Emulator. So, if you haven’t already got a bot working locally ready to publish then check out Creating your first bot with the Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 2 – build and test locally.
In this post I am going to show you how you can register your bot in the Bot Framework Portal, publish it to Azure and then talk with it through Skype. Very cool stuff. Read More
In my last post, I provided a high level introduction to the Microsoft Bot Framework and the main constituent parts that make up the framework. If you don’t yet know what the Bot Framework is, or you need a quick refresher, then you should check out that post.
Today though, I am going to show you how you can create your first bot using .NET / C#. By the end of this post you will have a simple bot running and will be able to test it locally using the Bot Framework Channel Emulator, an excellent tool provided for testing your bots. Read More
Back at the end of March, at their annual Build conference, Microsoft announced the Bot Framework. As I have been working with the framework for a couple of months now since it was announced. This post is intended to give you a bird’s eye view of what the Bot Framework is and what you can do with it, with me going into more granular details in later posts.