Exploring Visual Studio LightSwitch with Don Kiely

Course Description: LightSwitch is one of the most interesting development technologies to come out of Microsoft in a long time. Built on Visual Studio, it is truly a rapid application development tool in a way that Visual Basic and Access never were. It provides a solid foundation and infrastructure for common business applications, built using tried and true technologies. Yet it is highly extensible and flexible. It is not right for all applications, but when it is a good fit, it is pretty sweet. In this course, you will get a thorough overview of LightSwitch so that you can make a decision about whether it will work for you and the kinds of applications you build.

7+ hours of media runtime 

Visual Studio LightSwitch

A New Way to Develop
When is LightSwitch Appropriate?
Installing LightSwitch
Demo: LightSwitch App

LightSwitch Development Environment

Building a New LightSwitch App
Components of a LightSwitch App
Demo: LightSwitch Tour

Creating a New LightSwitch App

The Sample Application
Demo: Creating the Application

Application Architecture

Application Architecture

LightSwitch Data Sources

Data Access Layer
LightSwitch Data Types
SQL Server Provider Specifics
Intrinsic SQL Database
Entity Relationships

Exploring Data Sources

Demo: Data Entities
Computed Fields
Limitations on Computed Fields
Demo: Computed Fields

Using Data Objects

Creating Choice Lists
Demo: Choice Lists
Setting Default Values
Demo: Default Values
Handling Data Events
LightSwitch Data Objects
Collection Object Performance
Comparison of Entity Objects

Queries

Queries
Designing Queries
Sorting and Parameters
Handling Query Events
Extending Queries in Code
Demo: Extending Queries
Retrieving Query Data Using Code
Demo: Retrieving Query Data

Application User Interface

Presentation Layer
LightSwitch Shell
Business Objects and Rules
Screens
Screen Data Management

Creating Screens

Creating Screens
Handling Screen Events
Demo: Screens

Validating User Input

Validating User Input
LightSwitch Validation Rules
Types of Validation Rules
Validation Rule Execution
Writing Custom Validation Rules
ValidationResultsBuilder Collection
Validation Erros in UI
Demo: Validation

LightSwitch Development Detail

Customizing the Navigation Menu
Demo: Customizing the Menu
LightSwitch Extensibility
Installing and Using Extension
Demo: Extensions
LightSwitch Diagnostics
Demo: Diagnostics
Controlling Startup State
Demo: Changing Startup State

Application Security

LightSwitch Security
Role-Based Authorization
LightSwitch Permissions
Testing Security
Other Security Features
Demo: Implementing Security

Deploying an Application

Deploying an Application
Demo: 2 Tier App Package
Demo: Installing the App
Deploying a 3-Tier App