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Evolution of a Burger Bot

Aaron Cruz
December 03, 2016

Evolution of a Burger Bot

Elixir and bots! Hurray!

Aaron Cruz

December 03, 2016
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  1. Hi

  2. • Use any technology you want • Simple Limited UI

    • Shorter Projects • Learn about NLP / Machine Learning • New way to think about users Why Chatbots?
  3. • Use any technology you want • Simple Limited UI

    • Shorter Projects • Learn about NLP / Machine Learning • New way to think about users Why Chatbots?
  4. • Concurrency First • Umbrella Apps • Reliability • State

    First • It makes me happy Elixir <3 Chatbots
  5. –Joe Alterio of Meekan “The range of possible actions, the

    innumerable ways users can describe what they need—it was just too big to depict with a set of buttons and controls. The interface was limiting us. We needed something with no interface”
  6. Conversational UI Tips • Say “Hi”, suggest a next step

    • Reveal new features • Create a range of unknown responses • Don’t pretend not to be a robot • Use a menu with common tasks • Read common comments and respond