SharePoint Apps with LightSwitch

Build custom business applications for SharePoint with Visual Studio LightSwitch{u2014}including intuitive apps that don{u2019}t require a single line of code. This example-driven guide takes non-programmers step-by-step through the process of creating simple apps and utilities, and shows programmers familiar with C# or Visual Basic how to build customized applications with more functionality. Discover how to build and test your applications quickly without a lot of expensive server hardware. Once you get up to speed with LightSwitch, you{u2019}ll create quality line-of-business applications tailored to specific customer needs in no time, whether you work in-house or for a vendor. Learn how the LightSwitch Presentation, Logic, and Storage layers work behind the scenes Configure your SharePoint server and workstation to work with this development environment Navigate the graphical environment and its various user screens Use examples to build simple single-function applications for search and data entry Expand your app{u2019}s capabilities by using LightSwitch extensions and Silverlight controls Connect your LightSwitch app to external data sources, such as Excel, SQL Server, SQLite, and cloud-based applications Annotation Build custom business applications for SharePoint with Visual Studio LightSwitchincluding intuitive apps that dont require a single line of code. This example-driven guide takes non-programmers step-by-step through the process of creating simple apps and utilities, and shows programmers familiar with C♯ or Visual Basic how to build customized applications with more functionality. Discover how to build and test your applications quickly without a lot of expensive server hardware. Once you get up to speed with LightSwitch, youll create quality line-of-business applications tailored to specific customer needs in no time, whether you work in-house or for a vendor. Learn how the LightSwitch Presentation, Logic, and Storage layers work behind the scenesConfigure your SharePoint server and workstation to work with this development environmentNavigate the graphical environment and its various user screensUse examples to build simple single-function applications for search and data entryExpand your apps capabilities by using LightSwitch extensions and Silverlight controlsConnect your LightSwitch app to external data sources, such as Excel, SQL Server, SQLite, and cloud-based applications Build custom business applications for SharePoint with Visual Studio LightSwitch—including intuitive apps that don’t require a single line of code. This example-driven guide takes non-programmers step-by-step through the process of creating simple apps and utilities, and shows programmers familiar with C# or Visual Basic how to build customized applications with more functionality. Discover how to build and test your applications quickly without a lot of expensive server hardware. Once you get up to speed with LightSwitch, you’ll create quality line-of-business applications tailored to specific customer needs in no time, whether you work in-house or for a vendor. Learn how the LightSwitch Presentation, Logic, and Storage layers work behind the scenes Configure your SharePoint server and workstation to work with this development environment Navigate the graphical environment and its various user screens Use examples to... COMPUTERS / Programming / General Building SharePoint Apps with Visual Studio LightSwitch presents all the information you'll need to get started building real-world business intelligence applications. We'll start by getting a virtual environment setup to make it easy to build and test your applications without a lot of expensive server hardware. Next we'll build a few utility function apps to get a feel for working with the different SharePoint data sources. Then we'll move on to more functional applications and finish up with a section on integrating with other sources of business data