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November 2023

15 Nov

GA: Stateful entities in Durable Functions on the isolated worker model for .NET

NOW AVAILABLE

The stateful entities feature for Durable Functions is now available for .NET apps on the isolated worker model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

Azure Functions brings new flexibility with scale, VNet and long execution time

IN DEVELOPMENT

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.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
14 Nov

GA: Azure Functions supports .NET 8 in the isolated worker model

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Functions now supports .NET 8, using the isolated worker model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

October 2023

25 Oct

GA: Performance optimizations for the isolated worker model in .NET Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features
25 Oct

GA: Service Bus message settlement in isolated worker model for .NET Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Functions using the ServiceBusTrigger can perform message settlement actions in the isolated worker model for .NET applications

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

September 2023

29 Sep

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.

  • Azure Functions
  • Retirements
29 Sep

Support for the 1.x version of Azure Functions ends 14 September 2026

NOW AVAILABLE

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

  • Azure Functions
  • Retirements
27 Sep

Generally Available: Azure Functions v4 Programming model for Node.js

NOW AVAILABLE

Work in a more intuitive Azure Functions development experience.

  • Azure Functions
  • Open Source
  • Features
27 Sep

Public preview: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 20

IN PREVIEW

You can now develop functions using Node.js 20 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.

  • Azure Functions
  • Open Source
  • Features
13 Sep

Generally available: Higher default value for Azure Functions Event Hubs max batch size

NOW AVAILABLE

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

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

August 2023

30 Aug

Public preview: Azure Functions .NET 8 support in Linux plans

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports .NET 8 preview 7, using the isolated worker model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features
30 Aug

Public preview: Azure Functions .NET worker cold start improvements

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model through a preview configuration.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features
30 Aug

Generally Available: ASP.NET Core integration in Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports using ASP.NET types such as HttpRequest, HttpResponse, and IActionResult from .NET isolated function projects.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
16 Aug

Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
16 Aug

Generally Available: Application Insights integration for the Azure Functions .NET worker

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

.NET function apps using the isolated worker model can now better control how telemetry is emitted to Application Insights.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
16 Aug

Generally Available: Durable Functions for Python v2 Programming Model

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

You can now develop durable functions in Azure Functions using the Python v2 programming model

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

July 2023

19 Jul

Public preview: Support for Python 3.11 in Azure Functions

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Take advantage of Python 3.11 features with Azure Functions

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

June 2023

13 Jun

Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions

IN PREVIEW

You can now interact with Azure Data Explorer in a low-code declarative fashion.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features
13 Jun

GA: Application Insights Distributed tracing support for Java Function Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Use the application map for a more complete view of end-to-end transactions to better diagnose issues and interactions

  • Azure Functions
  • Features
13 Jun

Public Preview: Redis extension for Azure Functions

IN PREVIEW

You can now leverage Redis data types as triggers for serverless app development.

  • Azure Functions
  • Features

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