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Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011
What is LightSwitch?• The simplest way to build business apps for desktop and cloud
• lets you concentrate on the business logic instead of the application infrastructure
Why LightSwitch?• Helps you build professional quality business apps regardless
of your dev skills
• Build a business app without typing a single code
building business apps
Create a new project
Where is your data?
2 types of data• Create New Table• Create a new database from scratch
• Attach to external Data Source• Existing data from SQL Server or somewhere
Choose a data source type
Selecting a database
Choose DB objects
LightSwitch reads the objects
New DataTypes• EmailAddress
• PhoneNumber
• Money
Properties
Display Name - change the display name
Display by Default - does not display if unchecked
Is Required
Allow Empty String (Allow Nulls)
Screens• Screens are like ‘forms’ in WinForms
• How to add a screen
Built-in screens
Screen Designer•
Execute the app!
Redesign your screen in runtime
Edit Existing Records
…and not a single code was written