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RSS feedMarch 2022
Extended support for Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 will end on 13 December 2022
Target retirement date: December 13, 2022
Update your Azure Functions apps to use Microsoft .NET 6 before 13 December 2022
Public preview: Protect Azure Static Web Apps environments with a password
You can now protect your Static Web Apps with a password.
Generally available: Specify API language runtime version in Azure Static Web Apps
Configuration file now allows you to specify version for supported API language runtimes.
February 2022
Public preview: Azure Tables extension for Azure Functions
Azure Functions has an updated Tables extension, now in its own NuGet package
Generally available: PowerShell on Linux OS in Azure Functions
Azure Functions now supports PowerShell on Linux.
January 2022
Public preview: Azure Static Web Apps enterprise-grade edge
Extend your Static Web App with a zero-config enterprise-grade edge powered by Azure Front Door.
November 2021
General availability of custom OpenID providers in App Service and Azure Functions
Support for authenticating clients of App Service and Azure Functions using OpenID Connect is now generally available.
Public preview: Node.js 16 in Azure Functions
Node.js 16.x is the latest Long Term Support (LTS) release of the Node.js runtime and includes features such as a new version of the V8 JavaScript engine.
Public preview: Azure SQL bindings for Azure Functions
You can connect Azure SQL to Azure Functions more easily with input and output bindings, now available in public preview.
PowerShell on Linux SKU in Azure Functions is now available in public preview
You can now develop Azure Functions PowerShell apps locally and deploy them to Azure Functions on Linux OS.
Generally available: Azure Functions runtime 4.0
Version 4.0 of the Azure Functions runtime supports .NET 6. It also supports Node.js, Python, Java, PowerShell, and other languages using custom handlers.
.NET 6.0 in Azure Functions is now generally available
Both the in-process and isolated models are supported in .NET 6.0 Azure Functions.
General availability: Build and deploy full-stack .NET 6.0 apps with Azure Static Web Apps
Azure Static Web Apps now supports building and deploying .NET 6 Blazor WebAssembly and Azure Functions apps.
October 2021
General availability: Azure Functions extensions for Blobs, Queues, Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Event Grid
The new triggers and bindings contain a number of improvements, including support for identity-based connections.
Public preview: Dynamic concurrency in Azure Functions
Azure Functions dynamic concurrency feature simplifies configuring concurrency for your function apps.
Azure Functions Python 3.9 support is now generally available
Python developers can now take advantage of the version enhancements in Python 3.9 using Azure Functions.
September 2021
Azure Functions runtime 4.0 is now in public preview
Azure Functions 4.0 includes support for .NET 6.
Public preview: Distributed tracing for Java apps on Azure Functions Linux
Distributed tracing for Java apps on Azure Functions can now be enabled through Azure portal. This integration provides additional insights into end-to-end transactions that were not previously supported, completes the application map, which aggregates many transactions to show a topological view your system, and lets you detect and diagnose performance bottlenecks.
Public preview of v4 Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions
A new major version of the Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions is now available in public preview.
August 2021
Azure Functions support for Node 10 is ending on 30 September 2022
Target retirement date: September 30, 2022
Functions App support for Node 10 apps is ending on 30 September 2022, we recommend you upgrade to Node 14.
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