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S. A. KingabyData-Driven Alexa Skillshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7449-1_5

5. Writing the Back-End Code

Simon A. Kingaby1  
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La Vergne, TN, USA
 

Now that we’ve created the VUI for our BMI skill, we are ready to write the code in the back end that makes the skill actually do something interesting. In our case, this is calculating the BMI. As we write the code, we’ll test our skill to make sure it works as expected. Then, in the next chapter, we’ll go through the process of getting our skill certified and published to the Alexa Skills Store.

Before we can write the code, though, we need to install the tools.

Installing the Tools

We’re going to need to download ...

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