September 2017
Beginner
240 pages
4h 23m
English
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Working with Different Languages
"Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure"
– Edsger Dijkstra
In this chapter, we will explore Azure Function with other languages. Up to now we have seen examples of Azure Function in JavaScript.
We can write Azure Functions in many languages such as C#, Python, F#, PHP, and JavaScript.
In this chapter, we will write Azure Functions in the following languages:
- The Python Function App
- The PHP Function App
Python as an object-based subset is roughly equivalent to JavaScript. Like JavaScript, Python supports a programming style that uses simple functions and variables without engaging in class definitions. Python, on the other hand, supports writing much larger ...