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By
Sarah Drasner
Oh no! Not more jargon! What exactly does the term Durable Functions mean? Durable functions have to do with Serverless architectures. It’s an extension of Azure Functions that allow you to write stateful executions in a serverless environment.
Think of it this way. There are a few big benefits that people tend to focus on when they talk about Serverless Functions:
- They’re cheap
- They scale with your needs (not necessarily, but that’s the default for many services)
- They allow you to write event-driven code