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LightSwitch Data – If you have followed the previous two articles I wrote (Visual Studio LightSwitch – True Power Lies In Simplicity and Extending LightSwitch – Deeper Down The Rabbit Hole), you will by now know that our little application is becoming more sophisticated and feature rich.
I have to hasten to add, our application is becoming more feature rich without us having to do much work. It seems almost like stealing candy from a baby, and I almost feel guilty for getting so much satisfaction from creating with LightSwitch.
If by now you aren’t hooked on LightSwitch, I don’t know what will get you hooked. The more I play with LightSwitch, the more I love it. It is easy to see why there is such a large community behind this technology.
As I have mentioned before, it is the data that drives LightSwitch. The underlying data layer needs to be correct, so a basic understanding of databases is preferable. But the technology is also very forgiving. Give it a few hours time, and you will be quite fluent with it. (more…)
There is no doubt that the human race is ever evolving and (hopefully) improving. Everything is becoming faster and the use of mobile electronic devices has exploded.
With the advent of the smartphone, we were given unparalleled access to information on tap. We were no longer required to be in front of a computer in order to do our daily tasks.
Almost everything can be done with a device that fits in the palm of our hand. This is nothing new, we all know this and there have been countless blogs written on the subject.
Quantifying this is a whole different story. The vastness and consumption of data becomes incredibly apparent. In short, it is simply stunning. (more…)