SharePoint Apps with LightSwitch

by Paul Ferrill

Released April 2012

Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.

ISBN: 9781449331269

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Book description

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