Rapid Application Development with Visual Studio LightSwitch ™

Rapid Application Development with Visual Studio LightSwitch™ AmitPe’er Development Manager Because Ltd. amit@because.co.il http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/amitpeer/

Which Technology should I choose???

The simplest way to build business applications for the desktop and cloud.

Building the Project Time Tracker DEMO

Create the Application • Set up the entities (data) • Set up the screens • Run it

Data (Entities) • Create My own Application Data • Add Data from Multiple Sources • Join the Data

Validations, Defaults and Computed Fields • Simple Validators • Default Values • Custom Validators

Screens • Creating Screens • Custom Screens • Screen Navigation • Custom Code • Runtime Customization

Other Stuff • Security • Deployment • Extensions

The LightSwitch Development Experience

Anything Missing? • Reporting • Printing • Somewhat limited ootb data-sources support • SQL • SharePoint • RIA services • Right To Left support

Resources • Start here • http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch • Training Kit • http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23746 • Forums • http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/vslightswitch • Blog • http://blogs.msdn.com/lightswitch/

Questions?

Summary • Simple and Easy way to develop LOB application for the desktop and cloud • Everyone can define and build their application • Download the it Today!http://msdn.com/LightSwitch

Rapid Application Development with Visual Studio LightSwitch ™