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Co-authored-by: Michael Peng <[email protected]>

Author: davidmrdavid

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-# Project
+# Durable Functions for PowerShell
 
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+This repo hosts the standalone Durable Functions SDK for PowerShell. Compared to the Durable Functions SDK that comes built-in with the Azure Functions PowerShell worker, this standalone SDK contains performance enhancements, more features, and key bug fixes that would have required a breaking release. For more information on this release, please see [this article](TODO).
 
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+> The standalone Durable Functions SDK implementation is currently in **preview**. For production workloads, we recommend continuing to use the built-in Durable Functions SDK.
 
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+⚡ Find us in the [PowerShell Gallery](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/AzureFunctions.PowerShell.Durable.SDK) ⚡.
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+## About Durable Functions
+ [Durable Functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-overview) is an extension of [Azure Functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview) that lets you write stateful functions in a serverless compute environment. The extension lets you define stateful workflows by writing orchestrator functions and stateful entities by writing entity functions using the Azure Functions programming model. Behind the scenes, the extension manages state, checkpoints, and restarts for you, allowing you to focus on your business logic.
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+You can find more information at the following links:
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+* [Azure Functions overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview)
+* [Azure Functions PowerShell developers guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-reference-powershell)
+* [Durable Functions overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-overview)
+* [Core concepts and features overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-types-features-overview).
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+> Durable Functions expects certain programming constraints to be followed. Please read the documentation linked above for more information.
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+## Getting Started
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+Follow these instructions to get started with Durable Functions in PowerShell:
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+**🚀 [PowerShell Durable Functions quickstart](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/quickstart-powershell-vscode)**
 
 ## Contributing
 
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 ## Trademarks
 
-This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft 
-trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow 
-[Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
+This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft
+trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow
+[Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
 Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship.
-Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.
+Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.