Beth Massi
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LightSwitch Community & Content Rollup–November 2011
A couple months ago I started posting a rollup of interesting community happenings, content, and...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 11/30/2011
I’m Speaking at Sac.NET User Group Tomorrow, Nov 29th!
Tomorrow evening I’ll be presenting Visual Studio LightSwitch to Sac.NET in the Sacramento...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 11/28/2011
Using the Save and Query Pipeline to “Archive” Deleted Records
Before Microsoft, I used to work in the health care industry building software for hospitals and...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 11/18/2011
Common Validation Rules in LightSwitch Business Applications
Checking the validity of data input is a common requirement for any application that interacts with...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 11/11/2011
Talking LightSwitch in the South Bay on Wednesday Nov. 2nd
I’ll be speaking about LightSwitch next Wednesday in Mountain View so if you’re in the...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/28/2011
How to Connect to and Diagram your SQL Express Database in Visual Studio LightSwitch
Visual Studio LightSwitch makes it easy to create and model database tables using the Data Designer....
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/27/2011
LightSwitch Tips & Tricks on dnrTV
Check it out, I’m back with the always entertaining Carl Franklin on dnrTV showing some tips...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/17/2011
Customizing the LightSwitch Time Tracker Starter Kit
Visual Studio LightSwitch released with a set of 7 Starter Kits that people can use as starting...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/13/2011
Resources from Silicon Valley Code Camp LightSwitch Sessions
Thanks to Peter Kellner and all the folks that made for another extraordinary Silicon Valley Code...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/10/2011
“I Command You!” - LightSwitch Screen Commands Tips & Tricks
In this post I wanted to pull together some command tips that seem common when building features...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 10/06/2011
LightSwitch Community & Content Rollup–September
Now that the Visual Studio LightSwitch community is really growing I thought I’d start posting some...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 09/29/2011
Fun with the Office Integration Pack Extension for LightSwitch
Last week Grid Logic released a FREE LightSwitch extension called the Office Integration Pack which...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 09/22/2011
Community Megaphone
Since yesterday when I posted about the code camps in California that are coming up I got a couple...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 09/21/2011
Visual Studio LightSwitch at Code Camps
Code Camp is a type of community event where developers learn from fellow developers. All are...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 09/20/2011
Filtering Lookup Lists with Large Amounts of Data on Data Entry Screens
First off let me say WOW, it’s great to be back to blog writing! Sorry I have been away for a...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 09/15/2011
How to Allow Adding of Data to an Auto-Complete Drop-down Box in LightSwitch
In my last post I showed you how to create a multi-column auto-complete box in Visual Studio...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 08/16/2011
LightSwitch Speaking Tour in Fresno, L.A. & Phoenix Areas
I’ve got a few speaking engagements at some .NET user groups coming up in the next couple...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 08/08/2011
How to Create a Multi-Column Auto-Complete Drop-down Box in LightSwitch
In this post I’d like to address a very common usage of drop-downs (otherwise known as Combo-boxes...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 08/04/2011
MSDN Magazine: Programming Made Easy with Visual Studio LightSwitch
The August issue of MSDN Magazine is out and it features a couple Visual Studio LightSwitch articles...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 08/02/2011
Getting Started with the LightSwitch Starter Kits
Visual Studio LightSwitch Starter Kits are project templates that help get you started building...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 08/01/2011
CodeCast: Launch of Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011
Check it out, I did a podcast with Ken Levy on Wednesday here on campus and he posted it yesterday...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/29/2011
Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 RTM is Here – We made it!
As Jason Zander and the LightSwitch Team just announced, we released Visual Studio LightSwitch...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/26/2011
E-Book Available: Beginners Guide to Visual Studio LightSwitch
Visual Studio LightSwitch is the simplest way to create professional quality, data-centric, business...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/21/2011
E-Book Available: Creating Visual Studio LightSwitch Custom Controls
Visual Studio LightSwitch provides a rich extensibility model for the professional developer looking...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/18/2011
Relating and Editing Data from Multiple Data Sources on the Same Screen
In my last article I showed how to connect LightSwitch to SharePoint data in order to pull users’...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/11/2011
Cranking out more LightSwitch “How Do I” Videos for the Big Day!
The past couple weeks I’ve been recording more LightSwitch How Do I videos for the Developer...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 07/06/2011
Using SharePoint Data in your LightSwitch Applications
One of the great features of LightSwitch is that it lets you connect to and manipulate data inside...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/29/2011
Three New LightSwitch “How Do I” Videos Released!
We just released three new “How Do I'” videos on the LightSwitch Developer Center check...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/24/2011
CodeCast Episode 106: C# and Delphi Community with Charlie Calvert
I know it seems weird – why the heck is Beth Massi, “VB gal” promoting a link to a...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/24/2011
How to Create a Simple Audit Trail (Change Log) in LightSwitch
A common requirement in business applications is to capture changes to data records and save them in...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/22/2011
Adding Static Images and Text on a LightSwitch Screen
UPDATE: This technique only applies to Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011. This is now built into...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/15/2011
Using Word to Create Master-Detail Reports for LightSwitch (or Silverlight)
A while back a posted how to use Word to create simple reports for LightSwitch by passing in an...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 06/08/2011
Contoso Construction - LightSwitch Advanced Development Sample
UPDATE: If you are looking for the Visual Studio 2012 version see: Contoso Construction -...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 05/25/2011
Trip Report: TechEd North America, Atlanta Georgia
Last week I spoke at TechEd North America in lovely Atlanta, Georgia. Always an amazing (and huge)...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 05/24/2011
Getting Started with Visual Studio LightSwitch
UPDATE 12/15/2011 – This blog post is based on Beta 2. Now that Visual Studio LightSwitch has...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 05/12/2011
Trip Report: DevDays/TechDays 2011, Netherlands
Recently I spoke at DevDays 2011 in The Hauge, Netherlands, and what a show! It’s my second time...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 05/10/2011
Video: Introducing Visual Studio LightSwitch
Last week I spoke at DevDays in the Netherlands and what a fun show! They just posted my session...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 05/06/2011
New Video: How Do I Deploy a Visual Studio LightSwitch Application?
A new video was just released on the Developer Center video page: How Do I: Deploy a Visual Studio...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 04/20/2011
Channel 9 Interview: Speed Up Azure Deployments with the New Web Deployment Feature
In this interview, Anders Hauge, a Program Manager on the Azure tools team, shows us how the new Web...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 04/19/2011
CodeCast Episode 104: Visual Studio LightSwitch with Beth Massi
I woke up early this morning to do a phone interview with an old friend of mine, Ken Levy, about...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 04/12/2011
LightSwitch Beta 2 Content Rollup
Well it’s been 10 days since we released Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 2 and we’ve been working...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 03/25/2011
Deployment Guide: How to Configure a Web Server to Host LightSwitch Applications
Note: This information has been updated since original posting and now applies to Visual Studio...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 03/23/2011
Channel 9 Interview: Walkthrough of a Real-World LightSwitch Application
In this video, I interview a couple of LightSwitch team members, Mike Droney (Tester) and Sheel Shah...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 03/17/2011
Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Released
Jason Zander just announced the availability of Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1! The download is...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 03/08/2011
Technological Women
Carla Fair-Wright has a blog dedicated to the women, past and present, who have made contributions...
Author: Beth Massi - Microsoft Date: 02/28/2011