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 ...

Java on Visual Studio Code gets a new tool to its extension pack, while Java on Azure upgraded the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ and more in new regular updates for both properties.

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.

It’s been a long time since Microsoft brewed its own Java. But now it’s back, with the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, fit and finished for running in the Azure cloud.