Teams Bot Development with Teams Toolkit in VS Code

Modern workplace collaboration thrives on automation and interactive tools. Developing conversational bots for Teams allows you to streamline workflows, send proactive updates, and engage users directly where they work. In this text-based course, you will master the fundamentals of designing and building responsive chat bots. You will progress from understanding core bot architecture to writing logic that handles interactive cards, group chats, and automated workflows. What you'll learn: Understand the fundamental architecture of Teams bots and conversational interfaces; Configure your development environment using VS Code and the Teams Toolkit; Build interactive bots that send proactive messages and handle multi-step workflows; Implement adaptive cards to display rich, interactive content within chats and channels; Apply modern secure authentication flows and state management to your bot; Test your conversational app locally before preparing it for cloud deployment. The course begins with foundational definitions and key bot terminology before guiding you through hands-on code examples. You will explore practical scenarios, from simple text exchanges to complex channel interactions and event-driven messaging. This course is designed for beginning developers, software engineers, and IT professionals looking to build collaboration tools. No prior bot development experience is required, though a basic understanding of programming concepts is helpful. Start reading today to build your first conversational bot for Teams.