Discoverrecipesforimplementingsolutionstoreal-worldbusinessproblemsthroughserverlessapplicationsKeyFeatures*Test,troubleshoot,andmonitorAzurefunctionstodeliverhigh-qualityandreliablecloud-centricapplications*UnderstandVisualStudio'sintegrateddeveloperexperienceforAzurefunctions*ExplorebestpracticesfororganizingandrefactoringcodewithintheAzurefunctionsBookDescriptionThisthirdeditionofAzureServerlessComputingCookbookguidesyouthroughthedevelopmentofabasicback-endwebAPIthatperformssimpleoperations,helpingyouunderstandhowtopersistdatainAzureStorageservices.You'llcovertheintegrationofAzureFunctionswithothercloudservices,suchasnotifications(SendGridandTwilio),CognitiveServices(computervision),andLogicApps,tobuildsimpleworkflow-basedapplications.Withthehelpofthisbook,you'llbeabletoleverageVisualStudiotoolstodevelop,build,test,anddeployAzurefunctionsquickly.ItalsocoversavarietyoftoolsandmethodsfortestingthefunctionalityofAzurefunctionslocallyinthedeveloper'sworkstationandinthecloudenvironment.Onceyou'refamiliarwiththecorefeatures,you'llexploreadvancedconceptssuchasdurablefunctions,startingwitha"helloworld"example,andlearnaboutthescalablebulkuploadusecase,whichusesdurablefunctionpatterns,functionchaining,andfan-out/fan-in.BytheendofthisAzurebook,you'llhavegainedtheknowledgeandpracticalexperienceneededtobeabletocreateanddeployAzureapplicationsonserverlessarchitecturesefficiently.Whatyouwilllearn*Implementcontinuousintegrationandcontinuousdeployment(CI/CD)ofAzurefunctions*Developdifferentevent-basedhandlersinaserverlessarchitecture*IntegrateAzurefunctionswithdifferentAzureservicestodevelopenterprise-levelapplications*AccelerateyourcloudapplicationdevelopmentusingAzurefunctiontriggersandbindings*Automatemundanetasksatvariouslevels,fromdevelopmenttodeploymentandmaintenance*Developstatefulserverlessapplicationsandself-healingjobsusingdurablefunctionsWhothisbookisforIfyouareaclouddeveloperorarchitectwhowantstobuildcloud-nativesystemsanddeployserverlessapplicationswithAzurefunctions,thisbookisforyou.PriorexperiencewithMicrosoftAzurecoreserviceswillhelpyoutomakethemostoutofthisbook.