Introduction
In previous chapters, you learned how to create Azure Functions right from the Azure Management portal. Here are a few of the features that we encountered:
- We can quickly create a function just by selecting one of the built-in templates provided by the Azure Functions runtime.
- Developers need not worry about writing plumbing code or understanding how to work with the frameworks.
- Configuration changes can be made right within the UI using the standard editor.
Despite the advantages provided by the Azure Management portal, moving over from a familiar integrated development environment (IDE) to something new can prove to be a daunting task for developers. To ease this transition, the Microsoft team has come up with a few tools that help developers to integrate Azure Functions into Visual Studio, with the aim of leveraging critical IDE features that are imperative for accelerating development efforts. Here are a few of the features:
- Developers...