In all our previous chapters, we looked at how to create Azure Functions right from the Azure Management portal. The following are a few of the features:
- You can quickly create a function just by selecting one of the built-in templates provided by the Azure Function Runtime
- Developers need not worry about writing the plumbing code and understanding how the frameworks work
- Make the configuration changes right within the UI using the standard editor
In spite of all the advantages mentioned, somehow, developers might not find it comfortable as they might have become used to working with their favorite Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) since a long time. So, the Microsoft team has come up with some tools that help developers integrate them into the Visual Studio so that they can leverage some of the critical IDE features that accelerate the development efforts...
