Six questions for Dustin Coates, author of Voice Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant
Interview conducted by Frances Lefkowitz, Development Editor, Manning Publications
Dustin A. Coates is a web developer who has been programming for and writing about voice-first devices since the Alexa Skills Kit was first released. He shares his knowledge online at talkingtocomputers.com. He’s a Google Developers Expert for Assistant, and is Voice Search Go-To-Market Lead at Algolia.
Six Questions for Eric Windmill, author of Flutter in Action
By Frances Lefkowitz, Development Editor, Manning Publications
Eric Windmill is a Dart developer at AppTree, a PaaS company in Portland, Oregon. He writes frequently about his favorite programming technologies, including Flutter, an SDK from Google for building cross-platform mobile apps with Dart. You can find his articles at Flutter By Example, CSS Tricks, and EricWindmill.com. He also has his Sommelier certification and has worked in bourbon distilleries in his home state of Kentucky.
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Six Questions for Craig Walls, author of Spring in Action, 5th Edition
By Frances Lefkowitz, Development Editor, Manning Publications
The author of Spring in Action and Spring Boot in Action, Craig Walls is a principal engineer with Pivotal and a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework. In addition to writing books and articles about Spring, he gives presentations about it at local user groups and larger conferences. When he’s not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland and spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, two birds and three dogs.