With this tutorial, you’ll personalize an Alexa skill experience by saving and retrieving session data in an Amazon DynamoDB database.
Add Persistent Data to a Custom Alexa Skill using Amazon S3
With this tutorial, you’ll personalize an Alexa skill experience by saving and retrieving session data on Amazon S3 storage.
Create a Custom Alexa Skill, Part 3 (Code an Intent)
With this tutorial, you’ll add logic to an Alexa skill intent by updating the skill’s backend Python code. Programming experience is not necessary, I provide the code and the steps for adding it.
Create a Custom Alexa Skill, Part 2 (Intents, Utterances, Slots)
The Alexa Interaction Model includes intents (stuff we ask Alexa to do), utterances (what we say to Alexa), and slots (variables in the stuff we ask Alexa to do). This tutorial steps you through creating each of these Interaction components.
Create a Custom Alexa Skill, Part 1 (“Hello Zoo!”)
With this tutorial, you’ll create the bare-bones of a custom Alexa skill with a customized ‘welcome’ message using the Alexa Development Console (ADC).
About “My Zoo” Skill
My Zoo is a fun little Alexa skill you can make using my Quick & Dirty tutorial series, “Create a Custom Alexa Skill”.
Quick & Dirty Tutorials
Hands-on experience is a proven to deepen a learning experience by increasing retention and building better intuition. My series of “Quick & Dirty” tutorials is designed to quickly give you (fun!) hands-on experience creating custom Alexa skills.
How to Enable an EC2 Instance to Access Files on S3 Buckets
An Amazon EC2 instance needs to be given privileges and opened ports in order to access files on an Amazon S3 bucket. This post offers a quick reference, as well as a tutorial to walk you through setting up an EC2 and copying files between an EC2 and S3 bucket.
Create an AWS Lambda Function using CloudFormation
With this tutorial, you learn the basics of AWS Lambda by creating a classic “Hello World” function. You’ll use CloudFormation from the command line to create the Lambda function, then manually invoke it to prove it works.
Getting Started with AWS CloudFormation
This step-by-step, hands-on AWS CloudFormation tutorial is ideal for beginners. You will create a simple CloudFormation stack containing a single resource. And you’ll be doing it twice: with AWS CloudFormation Console, then with AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
Create EC2 Key Pairs Using AWS CLI
A key pair is required when connecting to an AWS EC2 instance. I’ll step you through how to create a key pair without having to go to the Amazon Management Console.
GitHub Collaboration – a Partner Exercise
If you’re new to GitHub and are looking for a step-by-step guide on collaboration, this Exercise is for you!