Welcome back to TechTalks with Manoj — where we cut through the jargon and get real about what’s shaping cloud, AI, and modern software.
Today, we’re diving into Azure Durable Functions — the serverless superpower that takes plain stateless functions and turns them into stateful, long-running workflows.
Think of it like this: standard Azure Functions are your quick, single-shot sprinters — they run, finish, and exit. Durable Functions? They’re the marathon runners — keeping state, orchestrating multiple steps, calling APIs, and waiting for external events — all without you babysitting infrastructure.
We’ll unpack:
Why Durable Functions are the “secret weapon” for building resilient workflows in a serverless world
Orchestrators, Activities, and how the runtime secretly plays conductor behind the scenes
Patterns like fan-out/fan-in, async APIs, and human approvals that make real-world apps tick
How to think about scaling, durability, and costs in production
Pitfalls you must avoid so your workflows don’t spiral into chaos
If you’ve ever struggled to glue together APIs, long-running jobs, or event-driven processes — this episode is for you. Durable Functions might just change the way you design workflows forever.
Let’s jump in. 🚀
