DevDic

DevDic is a programming dictionary for Developers by Developers. This Bot can teach you almost everything about almost any programming language by showing you the language meaning and also suggest good important links/tutorials to learn.

Inspiration

Resources are available out there but programmers mostly newbie don't know where to find them. They can even spend several hours looking for the best tutorials, articles or documentation to learn, most of the time without even finding it. DevDic is here to remedy the problem by putting those tutorials together, all you need to do is request for it. Win time and be more productive Yay!.

How we built it

We made use of facebook messenger platform as the interface where the user can interact the app. We built the API for the app using Lumen(php framework).

How to use

Use case 1:

• First, go to facebook and search for devdic(devdic is the name of the bot). Once located, click on it.

• There are number of commands you can use to interact with the bot (example):

  • language php This command will show details about PHP and will bring out a number of good links to learn about PHP.
  • language php extension This command will show PHP extension - .php

To find out more about other commands, you can use to interact with the bot, type help and submit.

Use case 2:

• Head to the bot messenger page here.

Want to use our API?

Head over to the documentation page for available endpoints.

Built With

• css
• html
• javascript
• php