Microsoft® Visual Studio® LightSwitch® Unleashed

Chapter 1. Introducing Visual Studio LightSwitch

In This Chapter

• Who Uses LightSwitch?

• A Short History of Microsoft Business Tools

• About Visual Studio LightSwitch

• Setting Up the Development Machine

• What You Need to Know About Programming

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