Developing Serverless Applications with Azure Functions

Modern cloud development relies heavily on serverless architectures to build highly scalable, cost-effective applications. Understanding how to write and deploy event-driven code is a crucial skill for today's cloud developers. This text-based course guides you from serverless fundamentals to deploying your first production-ready cloud functions. You will learn how to handle events, process data, and connect various cloud services without the overhead of managing traditional servers. What you'll learn: 1. Understand core serverless concepts, execution models, and Azure Functions hosting plans. 2. Create and configure trigger-based functions to respond to HTTP requests, database changes, and queue messages. 3. Implement input and output bindings to seamlessly connect your code with other cloud storage services. 4. Write, test, and debug function code locally using modern development tools and command-line interfaces. 5. Deploy serverless applications to the cloud and configure environment variables and application settings. 6. Monitor and troubleshoot your running functions using integrated cloud observability and logging tools. Starting with foundational serverless definitions and architecture basics, the course moves into hands-on code development and configuration. You will explore real-world integration patterns, local testing workflows, and deployment strategies through structured, written explanations and code exercises. This course is designed for beginners looking to enter the world of cloud computing and serverless development. No prior experience with cloud platforms is required, though a basic understanding of programming concepts will help you get the most out of the code snippets. Begin your journey into serverless development and start building scalable cloud applications today.