In this fully updated second edition award-winning author Tim Leung explains how to build
data-centric business applications for the desktop cloud web and mobile devices in just a
few clicks-with no code required-using Visual Studio Lightswitch 2015. This book explains the
basics of Visual Studio Lightswitch 2015 plus new features and key advanced topics that every
Microsoft developer needs to know to create modern data services and build clients that can run
on multiple devices. Visual Studio LightSwitch 2015 is a rapid application deployment tool that
simplifies and shortens the time needed to develop business applications. The basics are very
easily understood but more advanced users will hunger for more. How do you design complex
layouts? How do you query data using LINQ and other syntax structures? How do you secure your
application against malicious use? Visual Studio LightSwitch 2015 answers these questions and
more as author Tim Leung-winner of a Microsoft 2011 Community Contributor Award for his
LightSwitch expertise-covers this breakthrough product in detail. For serious developers
building enhancing and deploying advanced business applications using LightSwitch makes sense
because they can benefit from the elegance convenience and cost savings afforded by rapid
application development before going beyond the click-and-you're-done interface to include the
extra value and depth of coding expertise that their clients value. What You Will Learn: Build
Desktop and HTML5 business applications for PC or mobile devices Create compelling user
interfaces that can support multiple languages Fine tune your application with C# VB.NET
JQuery JavaScript and CSS code Integrate with mapping GPS and location services Provide
email notification and Microsoft Office compatible data exports Enable users to carry out
advanced searches on data Build screen controls that you can share with other developers
