Understanding serverless computing

Before we talk about Azure Functions, let's discuss so-called serverless computing, which is kind of a misnomer since your code will definitely run on servers. Anyway, serverless computing isn't completely wrong, either, since it allows you to run code without worrying about servers and infrastructure at all (or the dreaded system administrators, for that matter). Serverless computing allows you to run code without doing any server management. As we've already mentioned, your code will still run on servers, but the server management is done by your cloud vendor (Azure, in our case) and is completely hidden from developers. While Azure Functions is one implementation of serverless, it's not the only one. Another popular application of serverless is Azure Logic Apps, which allows you to create workflows with relative...