Intro to Azure Functions and Demystifying REST APIs

Chances are if you’ve been on the web, you’ve heard of API’s. They’re a neat way of passing data between applications, and nearly every major web service has one. Services like Twitter, Youtube and Spotify sharing their data has paved the way for people to build literally limitless interesting applications!

Most are quite simple, but RESTful design makes APIs even easier to interact with. If you haven’t interacted or built one before, it can be a little intimidating knowing where to start. No fear! In this talk, I’ll demystify HTTP Verbs, what makes an API RESTful, and how to build one using Azure Functions.