In a July update, Microsoft released Bot Framework SDK 4.5 and a preview of v4.6, along with updated tools and Azure Bot Service channels for building intelligent, enterprise-grade bots. The update ...

Microsoft is working on v4 of its Bot Builder software development kit and has open sourced that SDK, as noted by Gary Pretty, Technical Strategist at Mando and Microsoft AI Most Valuable ...

Both of these capabilities are currently in preview. The Azure Bot Framework SDK now has an enhanced Teams experience, and its Composer tool has been made generally available as well.

The Bot Framework SDK also is better integrated with Microsoft Teams now, officials said. Last but not least, Microsoft has enabled the Bot Framework (using the SDK 4.8 or later) to connect to Alexa.

Working the Power Virtual Agents is like working in Power Automate but with bot-specific options like interrupting the bot while it’s talking. Coding and collaboration Image: Microsoft.

Microsoft introduced the Azure Bot Framework more than two years ago and companies have been building chatbots for a variety of scenarios ever since. Today, the company made generally available ...

At the heart of the Bot Framework are two SDKs, one for use with .Net and one building on the open source cross-platform JavaScript-based Node.js.

[Click on image for larger view.] Microsoft Bot Framework (source: Microsoft). "Addressing customers' and developers' ask for better testing tools, the July version of the SDK introduces a new unit ...