[AccessD] LightSwitch

[Jim Lawrence]

Hi Borge:

Thanks for the links. I will be seriously looking into this application.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Borge Hansen" <pcs.accessd at gmail.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 1:31:58 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] LightSwitch

Hi all,
The guy behind LightSwitchHelpWebsite.com is giving a heads up for a
product called Radzen.
Only had a glance at their introductory youtube video.
Appears to be built on Angular...
Here are the links FYI,
/borge

Watch the video about Radzen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1USmcmlz58&feature=youtu.be

The free trial is here:

http://www.radzen.com/#download

The documentation is here:

http://www.radzen.com/documentation/

The cost is $599

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Jim (and Shamil)
>
> Yes, it looks interesting. But I've never heard about it until now, so
> zero experience.
>
> There is also Electron:
>
>     https://electron.atom.io/
>
> which you can program in TypeScript - the superset of JavaScript:
>
>     http://www.typescriptlang.org/
>
> If you have ever struggled with JavaScript (who hasn't), you will love the
> use of classes and strong typing that is adds to JavaScript while still
> producing pure JavaScript.
>
> By the way, did you know that Visual Studio Code:
>
>     https://code.visualstudio.com/
>
> is programmed entirely in TypeScript? The combo of VSCode and TypeScript
> adds Intellisense to JavaScript. A must-have - and open source so free to
> use at zero cost.
>
> Recently, I attended a lecture with Anders Hejlsberg (the creator of
> TypeScript). He is a gifted lecturer (don't ever miss to attend if you get
> the chance). You know - from childhood you remember the single teacher you
> loved because he/she always could catch your attention and interest and the
> bell rang before you expected it. Anders does just that.
>
> He also told, that he got the idea for TypeScript after having seen at the
> team in charge of OWA (the web interface for Outlook 365) how they had
> built a major construction in C# to manage and generate the huge amount of
> JavaScript code that drives the client.
>
> So - back to where I came form - it was at that lecture Anders mentioned
> Electron, because the question about JavaScript on the desktop once again
> was raised.
>
> /gustav
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af
> Jim Lawrence
> Sendt: 20. april 2017 21:19
> Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Emne: Re: [AccessD] LightSwitch
>
> "DotVVM" looks like a very interesting product. Have you done any work it?
>
> There are so many applications out there, in the world of the internet, it
> is really difficult to decide which is the best horse to hitch to. Do you
> think the industry is heading towards more specialized wed applications or
> should the approach be more generic and possibly more stable (...given the
> example of LightSwitch)?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>, "Development in Visual Studio"
> databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:18:05 AM
> Subject: [AccessD] LightSwitch
>
> Hi all
>
> It appears that VS2015 was the last version of Visual Studio to include
> LightSwitch:
>
>     https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lightswitch/2016/10/14/
> lightswitch-update/
>
> Though it will be supported like VS2015 until 2020, it may be the time to
> look for alternatives.
> Microsoft recommends PowerApps but, as you may know, this at the current
> state is not a programming tool but a drag-n-drop type environment living
> in the cloud (Azure) only.
>
> So, browsing the numerous comments in the above link, I've located some
> potential alternatives:
>
> DotVVM:
>     https://www.dotvvm.com
>
> Serene:
>    https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VolkanCeylan.
> SereneSerenityApplicationTemplate
>
> I've never heard of these before. Anyone having experience with these?
>
> /gustav
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