Facebook introduces new tools for chatbot developers on the Messenger Platform – Tech2

Facebook has introduced a number of new features for its Messenger platform, allowing developers to create more powerful and engaging bots. The Messenger Platform is now in version 1.4. The most significant change is that Facebook is giving developers the option to permanently hide the compose window. This means that a developer will not have to interpret all natural language strings as input, relying instead on a far simpler set of buttons. Essentially, the change means that bots can now be made to appear more like traditional applications, with no need for a chat functionality to be built in.