The document discusses LightSwitch, a tool for quickly building data-driven applications. It provides an overview of LightSwitch's structure and evolution. The presentation then demonstrates building a board game voting application in LightSwitch. Finally, it reviews LightSwitch's capabilities for easily creating different types of applications and services.

2. Hi
Robert MacLean
Geek
@rmaclean
www.sadev.co.za

3. What are we going to see today
From zero to hero in LightSwitch

4. What is LightSwitch?
Toolset for development
Forms over data
Build applications quickly, consistently &
using proven practises

5. Structure
SQL Server
Silverlight
SQL Azure
Data
Source
LightSwitch
Metadata
Your code
Exposed in
OData
HTML 5
LocalDB
OData
Custom
On Premise
Windows Azure
SharePoint 2013
Office 365
Custom
Client

6. Evolution
Shipped v1 in 2011 as an separate product. Focused on Silverlight.
Shipped v2 in 2012, part of VS 2012. Polished & improved.
Shipped v3 in 2012, using VS 2012 update 2 – adds the HTML client.
Shipped v4 in 2013, part of VS 2013. Focus is on the professional
developer
Next: Continuous Integration, Documents*

7. It is just so easy
Build a board game voting system
Have some existing data
Expand with new data
Show how we build an admin UI
Show how we integrate a client

9. Review
LightSwitch makes it
Easy to build forms over data
Easy to build HTML 5 app
Easy to build a SPA app
Easy to build REST services
Easy to build WebAPI services
Easy to build data driven clients, regardless of platform

10. Thanks!
@rmaclean
www.sadev.co.za

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