Please include your questions for the upcoming panel 
in this thread!
#Bot Developer Panel - Questions
small jacinth
Panel List:
Xavin from Hydra https://top.gg/bot/547905866255433758
BattleEye from TicketTool https://top.gg/bot/557628352828014614
Iara from Mimu https://top.gg/bot/493716749342998541
Jamie from Aphrodite https://top.gg/bot/792443342926512128
hasty tiger
First question 
what are your views on open source
raw cape
What were the first steps you took to grow your bot?
stuck swallow
when will top dot gee gee cereal be released?
light void
What were the first steps you took to grow your bot?
To this: what were the most difficult obstacles on your way? How did you solve them?
real inlet
How did you resolve/have you resolved infrastructure at scale VS cost? Also how/are you able to pay for the hosting/development cost?
uncut marlin
At first development did you ever think that the bot would explode or was it just a regular passion project.
acoustic idol
what is your opinion about topgg cereals
dense geode
whats your opinion on gate locking features behind monetization.
Or better yet, just generall thoughts about bot monetization
raw cape
When it comes to upgrading/implimenting new features, what is your mindset/action of plan?
uncut marlin
Was there ever a stage where you wanted to quit, if so what was the reason?
hasty tiger
How do you foster and retain a helpful community around your bot?
Also how did you realise you wanted to create your bot?
ancient grove
what is your favorite programming language?
midnight perch
PHP ✨ IS ✨ AWESOME ✨
sudden prism
How do you thing of about ideas for your bot
grizzled oxide
for tickettool, when it comes to big changes like updating crucial features, like when discord makes message content apply only for verified bots, do you plan to keep msg commands, move to slash, or just add both?
dire osprey
for tickettool, when it comes to big changes like updating crucial features, lik...
Not sure if I'm allowed to answer that or not, but Discord are mandating as of when their slash command update comes in that all bots be using slash commands. Even my own talks with staff they have said that all bots should be using slash commands by then and they may potentially penalise bots which don't comply to it. There's no definitive answer for whether or not bots will be allowed to use msg commands even as a convenience thing for users even if all their commands are already on slash commands.
Sorry if I'm not supposed to answer that, just thought it was something that had already been "answered" by Discord.
queen wolf
How to grow bot fast
fallow spindle
What do you think about the discord’s new update in which they launched the new message content Intent and are asking developers to upgrade their bots to slash commands?
stuck swallow
On a scale of 1-10 how dumb do you think that it is that Discord is making Message Content a priv intent?
raw cape
What was your sanity like before developing bots and what is it like now?
lament steeple
what do you think about the new slash commands.
grizzled oxide
what motivated you to continue developing your bot?
torn echo
Have you ever thought about selling your bot/business and moving on to the next big project?
barren torrent
what is it like to be the owner of a huge bot
marsh breach
where do the ideas come from to create new things that no other bot has?
barren torrent
how often do the support server mods touch grass
jagged thistle
Do you earn most, if not all of your money through your discord bot? If say, tomorrow discord shuts down, what will you do?
raw cape
What was your career before developing bots?
fiery dust
is bot your main income source? also how do you maintain many servers when deploying new update?
barren torrent
how are you still sane
grizzled oxide
when your bot was starting out, what level of experience did you have coding, and if you recieved any hate, what motivated you to keep on going
also nice reactions iara
red leaf
What were your plans for your bots?
ruby pumice
Please keep questions relevant to the topic
plush ferry
discord.py vs discord.js ??
red leaf
Why did you make the bots?
flint shale
How does a small bot initially grow in server size?
wraith canyon
What makes a good bot for you?
prime inlet
what were the main difficulties / unique problems when scaling a large bot and what was your approach to solving those problems?
stiff talon
What the bot will do?
eager estuary
Do you think its more important to a successful bot to 1) have a good, unique idea 2) have it usable, easy and well-developed?
mild shoal
What are your tips for growing a new bot?
grand falcon
are you working on any bot atm? give hints plspsls
spare root
how did you not lose motivation to work on your bots
proud scroll
xavin's english is very good, how did you do that?
light void
Use #general to discuss the Bot Developer Panel
Use this thread to leave your questions, do not use it to discuss
plush ferry
where do you host your bots?
hollow plaza
What some tips to increase bot growth across servers
raw cape
do you ever production test
silver atlas
how and at what point did you start learning how to code well and when did a small project turn into your main job?
dense geode
do you prefer to work alone or with people, what (in your view) are the pros and cons to each
mortal cloud
Was there ever a point where you thought about quitting because the project just seemed to get too big for you
grand falcon
Are you working on relating topgg on the metaverse? ive heard in some copypasta channel that discord's gonna be in the metaverse
barren torrent
what is developer panel :DD
fiery dust
what is developer panel :DD
You can write questions to big bot developers and they answer them in stage channel
green sandal
Whats the first language you learned
ancient grove
what is your favorite host? (vps, or something)
barren torrent
ok then, how do you host your bot?
do you get virtual private server or you have your own servers at home?
are you going to stop the music bots like rythm?
gusty light
what feature took the longest to make? what made it difficult?
neon igloo
Question for Xavin: What will you do if the same thing happens to your bot as with rhythm?
craggy scroll
Has youtube tried to take option against Hydra ?
thorny bramble
dou you do anything on other platforms?
silver atlas
do you ever feel limited to what discord bots can offer?
barren torrent
which coding language project do you prefer and which discord library? or custom lib
Do think the slash cmds are gud and more user friendly ?
thanks for the answers!
ancient grove
Do Hydra have any future projects?
tidal juniper
will this be available to listen to later? I am a bit busy right now but it sounds interesting!
light void
Its being recorded iirc 
ruby pumice
will this be available to listen to later? I am a bit busy right now but it soun...
Yes, it's being recorded
tidal juniper
Sweet!
knotty temple
battle eye whats your stack
barren torrent
how old are you?
jolly pivot
cant wait to listen after
silver atlas
is there a next step for you guys? Do you think you could take your knowledge of programming and go further than discord bots?
hollow plaza
Where will the recording be published?
formal crane
Are you all solo devs or did anyone of you collab on the bot?
If yes, how did you approach the collaborator and how did it all play out?
ruby pumice
Where will the recording be published?
We'll post it in #announcements later in the week
hollow plaza
We'll post it in <#285458046006591499> later in the week
Ok thanks!
ruby pumice
Are you all solo devs or did anyone of you collab on the bot?
If yes, how did yo...
That's the question they're answering now
barren torrent
hey, are you using something like nextjs/remix for the website or you have your own custom server library?
formal crane
That's the question they're answering now
My Discord died for a minute 😅
barren torrent
How much time it took when ur bots started gaining servers on their own and became popular
rich light
what will you do if discord take actions on your account/bot?
lucid stump
Are you using discord.js (or the largest libary for your language) or a self-written libary?
craggy scroll
Where do you see yourself if your bot didn't exist?
static vapor
Js or python?
wraith canyon
What makes a good bot for you?
static vapor
How do you feel about Discord adding their own in app bot discovery?
fiery dust
do you listen music when youre coding?
||if yes, spotify or youtube music?? 
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What do you think about javascript and why it is the worst programming language? refer to the two compulsory readings 
dapper cape
Question : Do you use multiple instances for a bot? For example, 1 bot using the same token to get the stats, 1 to handle commands, etc.
wild lava
Question For iara ma'am
- When you made mimu alive and when it was new? How would you start if you have so many big bot developers in competition around you of same content as your bot like economy category? How would you keep your confidence high enough to continue your bot with development?
- How was those hard working days for you? Share some tips ?
Because most of developer nowdays stop developing their bot on their half way as they get worried about future of their bot!
craggy scroll
Stuff you wish you knew when you started out?
ruby pumice
Hey! For those just joining, thanks Discord for the notification delay 
There'll be a recording of the AMA posted in #announcements later in the week.
silver atlas
will any of the unanswered questions be answered after its finished? like answered in text maybe?
ruby pumice
will any of the unanswered questions be answered after its finished? like answer...
They've answered all the questions from the thread! 
drifting iron
Hey! For those just joining, thanks Discord for the notification delay <:dog_Joy...
❤️
small jacinth
the panel just ended !!
ruby pumice
This event has finished. A recording of the Panel and AMA will be posted later in the week in #announcements