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. 🚀

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