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Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook

You're reading from   Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook Build applications hosted on serverless architecture using Azure Functions

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ISBN-13 9781788390828
Length 332 pages
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Praveen Kumar Sreeram is an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and certified Azure Solutions Architect. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of development, analysis, design, and the delivery of applications of various technologies. His projects range from custom web development using ASP.NET and MVC to building mobile apps using the cross-platform Xamarin technology for domains such as insurance, telecom, and wireless expense management. He has been given the Most Valuable Professional award twice by one of the leading social community websites, CSharpCorner, for his contributions to the Microsoft Azure community through his articles. Praveen is highly focused on learning about technology, and blogs about his learning regularly. You can also follow him on Twitter at @PrawinSreeram. Currently, his focus is on analyzing business problems and providing technical solutions for various projects related to Microsoft Azure and .NET Core.
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Title Page
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Acknowledgments
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. Accelerate Your Cloud Application Development Using Azure Function Triggers and Bindings 2. Working with Notifications Using SendGrid and Twilio Services FREE CHAPTER 3. Seamless Integration of Azure Functions with Other Azure Services 4. Understanding the Integrated Developer Experience of Visual Studio Tools for Azure Functions 5. Exploring Testing Tools for the Validation of Azure Functions 6. Monitoring and Troubleshooting Azure Serverless Services 7. Code Reusability and Refactoring the Code in Azure Functions 8. Developing Reliable and Durable Serverless Applications Using Durable Functions 9. Implement Best Practices for Azure Functions
10. Implement Continuous Integration and Deployment of Azure Functions Using Visual Studio Team Services

Creating the function app using Visual Studio 2017

In this recipe, you will learn how to create an Azure Function in your favorite IDE Visual Studio 2017.

Getting ready

You need to download and install the following tools and software:

  • Download Visual Studio 2017 Preview Version 15.3.0, Preview 2.0, or higher. You can download it from https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/preview/.
  • Choose Azure development in the Workloads section while installing, as shown in the following screenshot, and click on the Install button.

How to do it...

  1. Open Visual Studio and chooseFile and then click on New Project. In the New Project dialog box, in the Installed templates, under Visual C#, select Cloud and then select the Azure Functions template:
  1. Provide the name of the function app. Click on the OK button to create the function app after choosing a location...
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Praveen Kumar Sreeram is an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and certified Azure Solutions Architect. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of development, analysis, design, and the delivery of applications of various technologies. His projects range from custom web development using ASP.NET and MVC to building mobile apps using the cross-platform Xamarin technology for domains such as insurance, telecom, and wireless expense management. He has been given the Most Valuable Professional award twice by one of the leading social community websites, CSharpCorner, for his contributions to the Microsoft Azure community through his articles. Praveen is highly focused on learning about technology, and blogs about his learning regularly. You can also follow him on Twitter at @PrawinSreeram. Currently, his focus is on analyzing business problems and providing technical solutions for various projects related to Microsoft Azure and .NET Core.
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