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GA: Stateful entities in Durable Functions on the isolated worker model for .NET
The stateful entities feature for Durable Functions is now available for .NET apps on the isolated worker model.
Azure Functions brings new flexibility with scale, VNet and long execution time
You can now request for access to try out Flex Consumption, a new Azure Functions hosting plan that provides fast scaling and networking features with a serverless billing model.
GA: Azure Functions supports .NET 8 in the isolated worker model
Azure Functions now supports .NET 8, using the isolated worker model.
October 2023
GA: Performance optimizations for the isolated worker model in .NET Azure Functions
Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model.
GA: Service Bus message settlement in isolated worker model for .NET Azure Functions
Functions using the ServiceBusTrigger can perform message settlement actions in the isolated worker model for .NET applications
September 2023
Update to Azure Functions Cosmos DB extension version 4.x by 31 August 2024 for continued support
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Applications hosted on Azure Functions that are using Azure Cosmos DB extension version 3.x will be unsupported after 31 August 2024.
Support for the 1.x version of Azure Functions ends 14 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 14, 2026
Migrate to version 4.x of the Azure Functions runtime before support ends for version 1.x on 14 September 2026
Generally Available: Azure Functions v4 Programming model for Node.js
Work in a more intuitive Azure Functions development experience.
Public preview: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 20
You can now develop functions using Node.js 20 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.
Generally available: Higher default value for Azure Functions Event Hubs max batch size
Starting with version 6.0.0 of the Azure Functions Event Hubs extension, a higher default value of 100 will be used for max batch size
August 2023
Public preview: Azure Functions .NET 8 support in Linux plans
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports .NET 8 preview 7, using the isolated worker model.
Public preview: Azure Functions .NET worker cold start improvements
Target availability: Q3 2023
Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model through a preview configuration.
Generally Available: ASP.NET Core integration in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports using ASP.NET types such as HttpRequest, HttpResponse, and IActionResult from .NET isolated function projects.
Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.
Generally Available: Application Insights integration for the Azure Functions .NET worker
Target availability: Q3 2023
.NET function apps using the isolated worker model can now better control how telemetry is emitted to Application Insights.
Generally Available: Durable Functions for Python v2 Programming Model
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now develop durable functions in Azure Functions using the Python v2 programming model
July 2023
Public preview: Support for Python 3.11 in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Take advantage of Python 3.11 features with Azure Functions
June 2023
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions
You can now interact with Azure Data Explorer in a low-code declarative fashion.
GA: Application Insights Distributed tracing support for Java Function Apps
Use the application map for a more complete view of end-to-end transactions to better diagnose issues and interactions
Public Preview: Redis extension for Azure Functions
You can now leverage Redis data types as triggers for serverless app development.
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