SharePoint Apps with LightSwitch


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 build simple single-function applications for search and data entry
  • Expand your app’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

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Chapter 3. Simple Applications
Chapter 4. Power User Applications
Chapter 5. Application Integration

Book Details

  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: O’Reilly Media (April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 144932116X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449321161
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