jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sun Sep 12 12:12:58 CDT 2010
Gustav, There is no criticism in what I wrote only my first impression. I understand that this is a beta and (if it survives) things will get better. I hope it does survive; I look forward to using it. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com On 9/12/2010 4:39 AM, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi John > > Well, as one remarks here: > http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2010/08/25/analyzing-lightswitch-data-access-behavior.aspx > > what is "slow" and what is "acceptable"? Besides, this is a beta and as you can read from the comment from Eric Erhardt of the LightSwitch Team they are working on it. > > Did you enjoy the "LightSwitch Guided Tour" here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff852838.aspx > > It covers publishing too. > > Here is what I've located about the default data storage: > http://www.dougseven.com/blog/2010/08/data-storage-in-visual-studio-lightswitch.html > > Seems to be a local mdf run by your local SQL Server Express: > ..\Projects\YourApplication\YourApplication\Bin\Data\ApplicationDatabase.mdf > > Though I haven't played with this, as for any "custom" code outside the LS scope, I guess you create that the normal way in VS and right-click your LS solution and select Add Item ... > > /gustav > > >>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 12-09-2010 04:16>>> > 1) Slow! > > I am doing development in VS2008 / C#. Compiles on my dual core laptop are net speedy, but much > faster than this. Compiles on my quad core server are MUCH faster, but I don't have LightSwitch > installed there yet.. > > I have not installed and used VS 2010 on my laptop yet so I don't really have an apples to apples > comparison, but it (LightSwitch) is slow compiling, and slow loading the initial screen. Very slow! > "Hope this ain't the reality" slow. > > 2) Ugly > > The default is definitely not going to win any design awards. But it does work. > > 3) Easy so far > > I defined about 8 tables so far, and two forms for data entry of "type" lists. To build a data > entry form I just clicked the button and selected the table. Form done, and in the menu. > > Now these are just single field list type forms. Nothing too difficult. I have to build out the > forms to populate these list tables so that I can move on to the next level, a form that uses combos > to select items from these lists for FK fields in that table. That is where the rubber meets the road. > > We'll see. > > Questions: > > 1) Where is the data? AFAICT it uses SQL Server Express, but there is no new instance of SQl Server > Express in my SSMS and the one that is there does not show a new database for this project. So > where is it putting the data. Please tell me it isn't doing something stupid like storing to XML. > > 2) How do I publish this thing. > > 3) How do you add classes, forms etc. There is nothing in the right click menu like there is in VS. > This is obviously a shell over VS. Hmmm... > > Fun so far! >