Java developers can now use Azure Functions, Microsoft’s serverless computing platform, to build and deploy applications on the Redmond, Wash. software marker’s cloud.

Microsoft is announcing at JavaOne that Java support is coming to its Azure Functions serverless service, fulfilling one of its biggest developer requests.

Azure Functions, Microsoft's serverless computing experience in the cloud, now officially supports the Java programming language and has also made it easier to work with TypeScript.

Microsoft announced the general availability (GA) of Java support in Azure Functions V2.0. Developers can now write functions in Java 8 and take advantage of the Maven-powered developer experience ...

You can even use this technique to add any custom extensions you’ve written. Each function in your custom handler needs its own functions.json file in a folder with the same name as the function.

A new 'getting started' experience for Java on Azure dev tooling promises to have IntelliJ jockeys up and running with their first deployment within a few minutes.

Microsoft announces updates of its Java tooling in its Visual Studio Code extension and the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ, showcasing a host of new features.

The latest update of Java on Azure Tooling, announced last week, comes with new support for the Azure Cosmos DB and enhancements to Azure Virtual Machine functionality.

Microsoft has acquired jClarity, a London startup billed as the leading contributor to the AdoptOpenJDK project, in a bid to increase Java workloads performance on its Azure cloud ...