Chapter 3. Developer Tools

IN THIS CHAPTER

Types of Environments

Environment Options and Trade-offs

Web-Based Environment

Other Useful Tools

Summary

Developing in VoiceXML will feel familiar to most Web developers. Possibly the most alien part of the experience comes just when you are starting out—setting up a development environment. The good news is many helpful tools are becoming available.

This chapter describes how to select and assemble those tools into an efficient environment that serves your individual needs. We will look at tools for coding and debugging as well as commercial toolkits and Web-based development environments that package many of the necessary tools.

This chapter assumes that most developers will be interested ...

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