Visual Studio LightSwitch is the simplest way to build applications for the desktop and cloud TODAY using in .NET. LightSwitch simplifies the development process by letting you concentrate on the business logic, while LightSwitch handles the common tasks for you. In this demo-heavy session, you will see end-to-end how to build and deploy a data-centric business application using LightSwitch and discover what is under the hood to better understand the architecture of a LightSwitch application.

1. Visual Studio Lightswitch Presented by Robert MacLean  @rmaclean

3. Forms over data

4. Build applications quickly, consistently using proven practices

7. Great architecture

8. Silverlight on the front end

9. WCF RIA Services in the middle

10. Correctly structured

11. Security & deployment taken care of

12. Extensible!