Visual Studio LightSwitch - Beyond the Basics

The Discussion

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  It looks like there'll be a slight learning curve to learn how to call the right pieces, but this can really cut down on development and increase consistency.

   

  I smell the re-birth of Shadow Applications!

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  It seems you're mp4 encoder is a bit off? sound is great, but video having major issues. 

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  Hi,

   

  Can you elaborate? What application + OS are you using to watch the the MP4 and what are the video issues, exactly? Thanks!
  C

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  We have a bunch of departmental apps (.NET 1.1 and some VB6) which I want to bring into the new world.  They haven’t had a refresh in a long time,  and I want to see how fast I can get the same app working in the same way using LightSwtich

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  Great presentation. Beth is a pretty smart girl and cathes up quickly

   

  This product is really going to push Silverlight into the market.

  ..Ben

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  Thanks! My mom always tells me that too.

   

  Looking forward to your feedback once the beta is released Aug 23rd!

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  I have a couple of questions to ask the team. Could you tell me who I should post my questions to?

  Thanks!

  ..Ben

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  Your video feed stops, loads, plays repeatedly...  Not pleasant to watch!  Thanks!

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  Hi Ben,

   

  You can ask questions in the LightSwitch Forums -- the team is hanging out here answering:
  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/category/vslightswitch

   

  Thanks for the feedback!

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  Hmm.. I'm not seeing that. Sometimes I have better luck downloading the low res WMV under downloads.

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  This video bring me fond memories of Microsoft Acropolis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_codename_%22Acropolis%22). Does LightSwitch use CAB or Prism behind the scenes?

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  Just in case someone wonder what Acropolis were: http://windowsclient.net/acropolis/

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  Hi guercheLE,

   

  No, LightSwitch isn't dependent on these frameworks but you will see similar patterns. Take a look at this post and the comments on the team blog - I think it will answer your questions:

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2010/08/09/the-anatomy-of-a-lightswitch-application-series-part-2-the-presentation-tier.aspx

   

  Cheers,

  -Beth

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  Beth,

  I have really enjoyed your videos on visual basic,wpf, etc. I really hope someone fixes this video, The buffer plays for less than twenty seconds and I really can not understand what is happening. I would greatly appreciate if someone would fix this issue. My computer has windows 7 and the latest wmv player. Please pass on this information

                  

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  Beth and Joe, thank you for this video.  It really shows in practical terms how extending LightSwitch apps is more than a rhetorical talking point.  Its real and it's practical.  And it's also not that hard.

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  Yes - I've had the same experience.  Very frustrating to watch.

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  its better to download the video than watching it online

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  maybe the silverlight team should improve their video rendering,  

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  Gr8 work

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  Trying to see full screen brings up a Silverlight message. Try to answer it anyway crashes the browser displaying a sad face probably created using Expression Blend.
  http://hodentek.blogspot.com

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  Really is a wonderful tool will be successful in the final release

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  [quote]
  Sep 23, 2010 at 7:53 AM, dungeon wrote
  its better to download the video than watching it online
  [/quote]thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
   

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