Language specific prerequisites

Node

• Node.js 8.x, 10.x, or 12.x

.NET

• VS Code Debugger for C#
• .NET Core Sdk 2.x or 3.x

NOTE: The default experience for C# uses class libraries (*.cs files), which provide superior performance, scalability, and versatility over C# Scripts (*.csx files). If you want to use C# Scripts, you may change your azureFunctions.projectLanguage user setting to C#Script.

Java

• VS Code Debugger for Java
• JDK 1.8
• Maven 3.0+

  NOTE: Once Maven is downloaded, you must ensure that Maven is in your PATH environment variable. You can check this by running: mvn -v.

Python

• Python 3.6.x, 3.7.x, or 3.8.x

  NOTE: Python 3.6.8 is the last release of Python 3.6.x with installable binaries for Windows.

PowerShell

• PowerShell Core 6.2 or higher
• VS Code Debugger for PowerShell
• .NET Core Sdk

NOTE: Debugging PowerShell functions and placing breakpoints works differently than other languages for now. Take a look at the official guide for locally debugging PowerShell functions for complete steps.