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Visual Studio LightSwitch
Visual Studio LightSwitch is a tool that allows building business applications using Silverlight and a no-code approach. It automatically generates the user interface based on the data model. The architecture includes a Silverlight presentation layer, ASP.NET logic layer, and storage using SQL Server, SQL Server Express, or SharePoint. It provides rapid application development but has limitations such as a lack of support for complex types, custom workflows, and multilingual support.
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- 1. A STEP INFRONT OF OTHERS VISUAL STUDIO LIGHTSWITCH Danijel Malik Artifis Danijel Malik s.p.
- 2. WHAT IS VISUALSTUDIO LIGHTSWITCH? „Build for today, prepare for tomorrow“ • Tool to build business applications using Silverlight 4.0 • Automatic generation of user interface on the basis of the data model • Multiple built-in data sources • Easy customization, maintenance and upgrade • No need for XAML or C# code
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- 4. ARCHITECTURE Presentation Logic Storage • Silverlight 4.0 • ASP.NET 4.0 • SQL Server • WCF RIA Services Client • WCF RIA Services • SQL Server Express • Office Automation • Entity Framework • SQL Azure • OData • SharePoint
- 5. PRESENTATION • Data Services • Data Workspace • Hosting • Data Service Client • Shell UI (MVVM) • Entities • Theming • Relationships • Screens • CRUD • Data & Logic • Layout • Visual • No XAML
- 6. LOGIC • Data Services • Transaction Management • Encapsulates all access • Per Data Workspace • Endpoint for each Data • Single Data Source at once Source • Data Providers • Entity Sets • ADO.NET Entity Framework • Entity Data Models • WCF Data Services • Operations • WCF RIA DomainService • Query • Submit • Custom • Pipeline
- 7. STORAGE Data Storage Service Data Provider Supported Features Not Supported Microsoft SQL Server SqlClient for the Entity • Referential integrity • SQL Server Compact SQL Server 2005 Framework • Transactions • Stored Procedures SQL Server 2008 • SQL authentication SQL Server 2008 R2 • Integrated Windows including Express versions authentication Microsoft SQL Azure SqlClient for the Entity • Referential integrity • Stored Procedures Framework • Transactions • Integrated Windows • SQL authentication authentication • Azure Federated authentication Microsoft SharePoint OData client • Lists • Attachments SharePoint 2010 DataServiceContext • Relationships • Transactions Other (RIA) Requires a custom WCF • Default queries • Entity operations RIA DomainService.. • Parameterized queries • Custom operations • Transactions • Complex types • Query “Includes”
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- 9. SUMMARY PROS CONS • Rapid Application Development • Blackbox • 3-tier architecture • Doesn’t support complex types • Extensible and import functions • Automatic UI generating • No custom workflows, web • Easy customization, maintenance, services, … upgrade and deploy • Missing multilingual support • Built-in security and data validation • Office integration • No need to write XAML or C# code • …
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- 12. DANIJEL MALIK http://arkcore.wordpress.com danijel@artifis.si @DanijelMalik