Demystifying Serverless Applications
When it comes to software development, we are living in incredible times. With the evolution of cloud platforms and the rise of modern technologies, being a developer nowadays is both a wonderful way to live and a challenging profession to follow. There are so many ways to deliver an application and so many innovative technologies to explore that we may fall into a vicious circle where we focus more on the technologies rather than the actual solution.
This chapter aims to present the serverless architecture and explore how you can use this approach to implement a microservices application. To achieve this, it covers the theory behind serverless and provides an understanding of how it can be a viable alternative for microservices implementation.
The chapter also explores how Microsoft implements Function as a Service (FaaS), using Azure Functions as one of the options for building microservices. Two alternative development platforms will be presented: Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio.
By the end of this chapter, you will understand the different triggers available in Azure Functions and be ready to create your first function.
