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Using Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio Sergey Barskiy SergeyB@Magenic

Using Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio Sergey Barskiy SergeyB@Magenic.com www.DotNetSpeak.com. What is LightSwitch?. Visual Studio project type that allows developers and technically savvy business users to build Silverlight applications with little or no coding required

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Using Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio Sergey Barskiy SergeyB@Magenic

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  1. Using Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio • Sergey BarskiySergeyB@Magenic.com • www.DotNetSpeak.com

  2. What is LightSwitch? • Visual Studio project type that allows developers and technically savvy business users to build Silverlight applications with little or no coding required • Targets data centric RIA applications • LightSwitch is currently in beta • It will be paid-for SKU when shipped • Will be available for free if you have any paid-for version of Visual Studio

  3. LightSwitch Architecture • LightSwitch applications are 3 tier Silverlight applications • They use MVVM pattern • They use WCF RIA Services to communicate with a server component • Support SQL Server or SQL Azure

  4. LightSwitch Application Project

  5. LightSwitch Application Properties • General properties • Icon • Title • Screen navigation • Access Control Security • None • Windows • Forms / Custom • Application Type • Desktop client, 2-tier deployment creates an application that runs on the end-user’s Windows desktop; the database and server components run on a networked computer. • Desktop client, 3-tier deployment creates an application that runs on the end-user’s Windows desktop; the database and server components run on an Internet Information Services (IIS) server. • Browser client, 3-tier deployment creates an application that runs in the end-user’s web browser; the database and server components run on an Internet Information Services (IIS) server.

  6. Building LightSwitch Application • Data • Point to existing database • Create new database • Tables • Relationships • Rules / read-only data • Required • Lists • Field Type • “Write Code” Link

  7. Building LightSwitch Application • User Interface • Forms • Form Navigation • Publish Wizard (Build menu) • Create MSDeploy package • Deploy immediately

  8. LightSwitch Resources • http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/ • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2010/08/06/the-anatomy-of-a-lightswitch-application-overview.aspx • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/ • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2010/09/15/lightswitch-how-do-i-videos-on-the-developer-center-beth-massi.aspx • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff852064.aspx

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