[dba-VB] Rapid Application Development: LightSwitch 2011 (no beta)

Hi Shamil

No one knows, and so many smart opinions out there about what is "dead" or "hot". 
MS claims that Silverlight will remain a focus product but who knows?

Neither Silverlight, LightSwitch, or Access for that matter, is the answer for everything, but I find LightSwitch to be much of that Access should have been.

Most smartphone users will have an Android. I have a Windows Phone 7 and find it superior.

/gustav


>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 10-09-2011 10:34 >>>
 
Hi Gustav --

Thank you for your information.

I personally do not plan to work (and even to play) with MS LightSwitch.
I can be wrong - but as far as I have heard/read HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript will
soon (in a few years?) make Adobe Flash and SilverLight(?) a kind of
"obsolete" technologies:

http://ntt.cc/2010/03/15/will-html5-css-javascript-really-be-flash-and-silverlight-killer.html

and iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash (does it support Silverlight?) - and
according to the referred above article everybody will soon have an iPad :)

Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: 5 ???????? 2011 ?. 20:42
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: [dba-VB] Rapid Application Development: LightSwitch 2011 (no beta)

Hi all

I asked MAPS if Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 (now trial and
purchase-ware):

http://www.microsoftstore.com/lightswitch 

will be included in the Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design
Subscription for 2011/2012?

No:

Unfortunately Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 will not be included in the Action Pack.

Visual Sutdio LightSwitch 2011 is Available to Levels: Developer AA; VS Pro
with MSDN (Retail); VS Premium with MSDN (MPN); BizSpark Admin; BizSpark; VS
Ultimate with MSDN (VL); VS Premium with MSDN (VL); VS Pro with MSDN (VL);
VS Premium with MSDN (Retail); VS Ultimate with MSDN (Retail); VS Ultimate
with MSDN (MPN); MSDN AA Institution; VS Ultimate with MSDN (NFR FTE).

/gustav


>>> gustav at cactus.dk 03-04-2011 19:57 >>>
Hi Shamil

For a small project I recalled LightSwitch and wondered if it had moved anywhere.
It has, and has even been labeled Go Live. I guess it means some kind of improved level of support.

That took me a couple of minutes - and another couple to copy and paste the links and post these here.
Then I browsed the development pages a little and people and the team seem quite active.

But I still miss the time for testing ...

/gustav