Amazon's new beta for developing Alexa skills is centered around build, test, launch, and measure phases.

This is the latest move by Amazon to simplify Alexa skill development for developers. On Tuesday, Amazon released a public beta of the Skills Management API and the Alexa Skills Command-Line Protocol.

How to build custom Alexa Skill for Amazon Echo devices Amazon is offering Alexa Skills Kit via which designers, developers, and brands can build engaging skills and reach new customers.

Amazon today is rolling out the biggest makeover for its Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console – the console where voice app developers create their skills – since its debut back in 2015.

To get started, developers can review a new exam guide, which helps them learn about Alexa skill building through tutorials, technical documentation and more.

Alexa developers create code for a skill’s voice user interface in Amazon’s developer console, as opposed to in HTML and CSS on a web server.

A previous Alexa Skills Workshop at Coding Dojo. (Coding Dojo Photo) Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo is planning 30 Amazon Alexa Skills Workshops for at least 1,500 developers by the end of 2017.

Amazon intros Knowledge Skills for Alexa developers The new skill type lets users ask questions about spreadsheet data without calling up a specific skill by name.

Today is a good day to go voice-first, as Amazon released guidance on tools, agencies, and analytics for its smart digital assistant technology, Alexa.

Amazon is offering Alexa Skills Kit via which designers, developers, and brands can build engaging skills and reach new customers.