The design and technical journey of a word bot that uses a public API. Not only the how-to-design-a-bot part but also the what-should-a-good-API-document-contain part.

1. THROUGHTHE
LOOKING GLASS
When technical writers turn API users
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Anindita Basu

2. Before we begin…
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… a few words about the STC India annual conference 2017
■ December 7, 8, and 9, 2017
■ Fortune Park JC Celestial, Racecourse Road, Bangalore
■ Workshops and sessions on chat bots, machine intelligence, visuals, storyboards, and
automation, among other things
■ Registrations will open soon

3. Agenda
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20. Acknowledgements
■ API examples:
– IBMWatson APIs
– Oxford Dictionaries APIs
– Google Charts APIs
■ Pictures:
– Alice: By JohnTenniel -Through the Looking-Glass, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7592577
– Feedback: https://pixabay.com/p-2044700/?no_redirect
– Paths: https://vendors.trustradius.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/taking-the-high-
road.jpg
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21. Before we end…
STC India webinar, 10 October 2017 https://twitter.com/anindita_basu
… replug about the STC India annual conference 2017
■ December 7, 8, and 9, 2017
■ Fortune Park JC Celestial, Racecourse Road, Bangalore
■ Workshops and sessions on chat bots, machine intelligence, visuals, storyboards, and
automation, among other things
■ Registrations will open soon