Intro to Telephony in Django Build kick-ass telephony software using Twilio.

Who Am I? ● Randall Degges (http://rdegges.com/) ● Lead developer @ BTS. ● Full stack: Django, python, telephony, etc. ● I like programming.

What is Telephony?

Telephony is... ● Applications that interact with users via their phones. ● Could be voice-based (think stores). ● Could be SMS-based (think special offers). ● Could be a combination of both!

The Two Types of Telephony Apps 1. Incoming: ● Applications that are initiated by inbound calls or SMS messages. ● Conference rooms, business phone systems, etc. ● Example: 818-924-2907 (try it!) 2. Outgoing: ● Applications that are initiated by a program or behavior. ● Voice reminders. ● SMS alerts (special deals, etc.). ● Cool stuff (someone broke into your car!).

How Does it Work?

Twilio in a Nutshell ● Company that abstracts complex telephony workings. ● Allows you to build cool telephony apps using HTTP (that means Django!). ● Inexpensive, scalable, simple! ● http://www.twilio.com/api/

Building Telephony Apps ● Great apps are available to make your life easy. ● Quickly build telephony applications with Django. Resources: 1. twilio-python: https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python 2. django-twilio: https://github.com/rdegges/django-twilio/ 3. twilio: http://www.twilio.com/ 4. my blog: http://rdegges.com/ 5. example apps: https://github.com/rdegges/django-twilio-example- apps

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