.NET on Azure Functions – March 2024 roadmap update

Our last roadmap update was in August 2023, in which we discussed the parity milestone for the isolated worker model and our overall plans for .NET 8. In that post, we outlined a plan to stagger the .NET 8 releases, with support first coming to the isolated worker model, and the in-process model option coming a bit later. This is still the plan, and in this post, we wanted to discuss a bit more about how things will work once the option is available.

How the in-process model option for .NET 8 will work

One key difference between this and previous .NET version changes for the in-process model is that it will be an update solely focused on enabling .NET 8 support. There will be no additional Functions-specific breaking changes from the latest host version for .NET 6 that your project would need to handle. And as we release any fixes or updates to the in-process model for .NET 6, those same updates will be available as part of the in-process model for .NET 8. The only changes you’ll need to make to your project will be to address any system dependencies you may have moving from .NET 6 versions to .NET 8 versions, as you would in any .NET project read more…

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