Curated list of resources on building bots

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This is a curated collection of resources for building bots, launched in 2016 and hosted on GitHub. It serves developers and creators interested in bot development by gathering relevant learning materials and references in one place. The resource focuses on practical information for those looking to understand and construct bots across various platforms and use cases.

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  GitHub Learning Lab2018 · ▲503

  Get the skills you need without leaving GitHub

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  Botkit2015 · ▲287

  Building blocks for building Slack bots

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  GitBot2022 · ▲64

  A comprehensive set of developer tools for Discord!

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  GitHub Project Management2016 · zenhub.com · ▲115

  No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

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  A framework for building Slack bots in Python2022 · github.com · ▲114

  I started building a couple of years ago because I found no easy existing solution to build Slack bots that can be composed from/organized into plugins. Existing libraries like Bolt make it pretty easy to develop Slack bots, but hard to organize and scale the code base of your bot. I was also missing some crucial features such as scheduling actions for your bot. So I wrote my own framework! I recently rewrote the complete framework to make use of asyncio and the newest Slack SDK Let me know what you think!

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  Botframe2016 · ▲157

  A playground to design & validate bots

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  Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices▲504

  Contribute to oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 1d ago · github.com

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  /dev/null▲493

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 4d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 29d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 24d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 22d ago · talanoa.email

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  Web Design in 4 minutes▲1,624

  Learn the basics of web design in 4 minutes with this interactive tutorial.

  Life & fun · 2016 · jgthms.com

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  Buffer for Instagram▲640

  Plan, track, and analyze your Instagram marketing

  Growth · 2016 · buffer.com

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  Sans Francisco▲604

  A collection of tools and resources for designers

  Work · 2016

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  Nintendo Classic Mini▲593

  The NES is back... but it's mini!

  Life & fun · 2016 · nintendo.com

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  Highly for iOS▲573

  Medium-style highlighting in every app and website. 🖌

  Work · 2016

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  Drift 2.0▲569

  A scalable way to talk to your customers

  Growth · 2016 · drift.com