In this recipe, you will learn how to create an Azure Function in your favorite IDE Visual Studio 2017.
Creating the function app using 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.
- Download Azure Function Tools for Visual Studio 2017 from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AndrewBHall-MSFT.AzureFunctionToolsforVisualStudio2017.