Nah lightswitch was born out of the ashes of a web version of ms access like apps for enterprise level customers it's kinda mutated out of control from it's initial kittyhawk days... But it's more of a tactical concept than long term strategic one
-- Sent from my mini iPad nano (excuse my spilling and grammar as I have giant man like fingers and this device as small keys) On 15/10/2010, at 3:23 PM, Sam Lai <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not convinced of the longevity of it, but maybe this is why > LightSwitch exists - for simple CRUD apps that can be extended with > WPF/C#/VB where necessary. > > http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch > > On 14 October 2010 12:20, Alastair Waddell > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have been trying to get a solid grip on WPF and I have to say it has been >> a love hate journey. >> >> I am trying to replace a business app I wrote in Winforms some time ago – >> mainly as a learning exercise >> >> So far I have been able to solve most of the challenges I have faced, but I >> have to say that I have spent a ridiculous amount of time on just the UI >> layout. Now granted I don’t pretend to be a UI/UX expert, but the amount of >> choices available make it almost unbearable. I have now spent longer on the >> WPF app than the original Winforms app. >> >> It seems that 10 Google searches give 10 different ways to achieve the same >> result. – What is the “Best” way???? >> >> My latest challenge is with a checkbox list that I want to data bind. – I >> would have thought this should be simple, but Nooooo >> >> Anyway’s, I am at that point where I am about to say “it’s just too hard” >> and wanted to know what others are thinking about the WPF experience. >> >> There are some things in WPF that are really appealing – but others that are >> just so well difficult and it seems that there are very few examples of >> business apps, so Is it worth pushing through? Or is it a case of CRUD style >> apps are still better off in Winforms? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alastair >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Important Notice >> >> This email contains information which is confidential and intended solely >> for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please >> notify the sender immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake >> and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended >> recipient, any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or >> the information contained or attached is strictly prohibited. Although >> Disability Services Commission has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no >> viruses are present in this email, the Commission cannot accept >> responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or >> attachments. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ozwpf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf >> >> > _______________________________________________ > ozwpf mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf _______________________________________________ ozwpf mailing list [email protected] http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf
