How do I use external assemblies with Microsoft Azure Function Apps?

Question

The documentation says that you can put a DLL in a bin folder and reference it using a special #r syntax, however in the Azure portal I cannot find

Answer 1

Azure functions now has runtime support for precompiled functions. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/appserviceteam/2017/03/16/publishing-a-net-class-library-as-a-function-app/

You’ll need to use a web project which will provide the full development experience of IntelliSense, local debugging, and publishing to Azure. The instructions above detail how.