Visual Studio LightSwitch

Discover a wealth of resources for learning and using Visual Studio LightSwitch.

	LightSwitch HTML Client & SharePoint 2013 Support Now Available! See how Visual Studio LightSwitch enables you to build cross-browser, mobile web business applications for a wide variety of devices, hosted in Windows Azure or Office 365.
	LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2012 Download Visual Studio 2012 and learn more about the new, exciting features in the next version of LightSwitch.

Are you completely new to LightSwitch and software development? Get started building an Address Book application with this Beginning LightSwitch Series.
Are you new to the LightSwitch HTML Client? See how to build a modern, touch-oriented sign in sheet application in this step-by-step “Signed-In” article series.
Learn how to use LightSwitch to develop business applications for the desktop and mobile devices, with these step-by-step “How Do I” video courses.

Learn the right techniques and hone your skills to develop full-featured business applications with Visual Studio LightSwitch.

Working with Data

Learn how to create, connect, and work with data, the most important part of a LightSwitch application.

Working with Screens

Learn how to create screens, the basic user interface of a LightSwitch application.

Working with Queries

Learn how to create a query, which returns data that meet a set of criteria, such as a specific list of customers.

Working with Code

Learn how write business rules for your LightSwitch application using the Code Editor.

Working with User Permissions

Learn how to control user access to parts of your LightSwitch application.

Working with SharePoint

Learn how to enable SharePoint 2013 support in your LightSwitch application.

Working with Office

Learn how to use Office to expand the capabilities of your LightSwitch application.

Deploying LightSwitch Applications

Learn how to deploy your Visual Studio LightSwitch business applications.

Visual Studio LightSwitch | MSDN

Publishing LightSwitch apps for SharePoint to the Catalog (Brian Moore)
Monday, Apr 29 LightSwitch Team

Dashboard Reports with LightSwitch, WebAPI and ServerApplicationContext– Part Deux (Steve Lasker)
Thursday, Apr 25 LightSwitch Team

Adding a Signature Control to the LightSwitch HTML Client
Wednesday, Apr 24 Beth Massi

Alessandro Del Sole

The author has made Chapter 3 of LightSwitch Unleashed available for free download.