It seems like the instructions in file ./instructions/14-functions.md are quite out of date, in the following aspects:
Creating a "Function App" requires selecting a hosting plan before doing the rest.
The Functions pane on the Azure Portal, in the "Function App" just created, does not have an option to "+ Create" a function to be developed in the portal. It seems like the only option is using an external editor and uploading files.
@vfylyk, thank you for bringing this to our attention, I will take a look at this early next week and will try to fix as soon as possible, sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused in your learning experience.
It seems like the instructions in file ./instructions/14-functions.md are quite out of date, in the following aspects:
I gave up after these two hurdles.