Most of you may have already read an earlier post on how to send emails from LightSwitch (seen here). This post extends what was learned in that previous post, and shows how to wire up a button to send an email on demand.That previous post showed a specific function that would send out an email when an entity was added to the database. A helper class was created in the Server project of the LightSwitch solution. Then, when the new record was created in the database, that server code was called and an email went out. Here is how I did that… Read More »
Article source: http://www.paulspatterson.com/technology/lightswitch/microsoft-lightswitch-sending-emails-from-the-client/
I recently watched a great webcast by Rich Dudley in which Rich made some very interesting points about what Gartner Research calls “Citizen Developers”. I was immediately intrigued by this Gartner information so I dug a little deeper into this citizen developer thing, and here is what I found…
According to Gartner, “Citizen developers will be building at least a quarter of new business applications by 2014…”. That, according to the report titled “Citizen Developers Are Poised to Grow”.
Represented by about 6 million information workers, these “latent” application developers make up that same Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch target market.
Very interesting, indeed!
Article source: http://www.paulspatterson.com/technology/lightswitch/microsoft-lightswitch-championing-the-citizen-developer/
On September 12th I presented an introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 to the Edmonton Dot Net User Group (EDMUG.Net).
Here is a link to the slide deck and take-away notes from the presentation…
http://www.paulspatterson.com/technology/dot-net-development/edmug-lightswitch-introduction/
Cheers!
Yes, a rich internet based web application would be awesome, but is it really what you need? I would love to own a new Porsche 911, but not if I am using it to haul around building supplies for my construction company (unless it was balsa wood, maybe).
Just like using the right vehicle for the job, so should you be using the right software application for the right job. Here is an overview of the different application types that exist today, and some information about each to help you better understand your options when considering a new software application… Read More »
On September 12, 2011 I’ll be speaking at the Edmonton .Net User Group (EDMUG). I’ll be presenting an overview of the recently released Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011. RSVP via the EDMUG Meetup site at www.EDMUG.net.
Building a new car requires the input of both a design team and an engineering team. Each team contributes to specific requirements. For example, the design team is responsible for understanding what the consumer wants in the look and feel of the car. The engineering team applies the required mechanics and functionality to the car. Both teams serve distinct purposes, however both teams need to eventually come together to produce what we will eventually drive down the road. Read More »
Posted by robbie on August 5, 2011 – 11:54 am
NuGet is a recent extension to Visual Studio. For those of you familiar with Ruby’s gems, it allows you do the same thing – download, install and update libraries that are connected to its libraries, which makes working with third party libraries much easier.
In this post, I’ll go through how to install and use NuGet within the command prompt to get a third party component installed. In this example, we will install ELMAH, a set of error logging modules and handlers for ASP.NET. If your not familiar with ELMAH, I suggest you stay tuned into my future posts as I will be covering the benefits of using ELMAH in your projects.
The first step is to install NuGet. You can download a copy from http://nuget.org, the latest version is currently 1.4.
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Creating quality line-of-business software applications has never been an easy, nor cheap, proposition for any organization. Larger organizations have the advantage of large budgets and vast resources to mitigate the risks that go along with custom software development projects. Smaller organizations, however, usually can’t afford the time and resources it takes to create the custom software solutions they might need. Building custom software to meet a business need was usually a game that only those in the big leagues could play. Read More »
