What’s new in LightSwitch?

Robert MacLeanTechnology Specialist, Microsoft MVPBBD

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Agenda

Distant Past: A quick recap of what LightSwitch is

Recent Past: What is new in 2012?

Present: What is new in 2013?

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What is LightSwitch?

The easiest way to create LOB apps

Fully customisable

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Distant PastA quick recap of what LightSwitch

is

Create a simple product listAdd validationAdd product ID logicTailor UIAdd securityPublish the app

Review: What is LightSwitch?

The easiest way to create LOB apps

Fully customisable

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How does this fit together?

SQL Server

SharePoint

OData

RIA Services

Custom

LS Server

[OData]

Silverlight for Web

Silverlight OOB

Custom

What’s new in 2012?

Included with Visual Studio 2012 (in the box)

Middle-tier: was RIA Services; is OData

Platform enabler

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New controls & UI

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PastWhat’s new in 2012?

Add customer list to show percent & web addressDiscuss service publishingShow how to consume the OData service

Review: What’s new in 2012?

New UI controls available

OData makes interop very easy

Service publishing for those who want a platform

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What is new in 2013?

We need an answer to Silverlight concerns!

We need to build more complex APIs!

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We need to build more complex APIs!

What about SharePoint?

Present: What is new in 2013?

Present: What is new in 2013?

The answer to Silverlight? HTML 5 Client

Web API for complex services with integration to LS

SharePoint 2013 Apps fully supported

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Review

Easiest way to build LOB apps

Easiest way to build platforms powered by OData services

Easiest way to build web apps

Easiest way to build SharePoint apps

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Contact

@rmaclean

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