Concurrency issues are common in multi-user applications that have a database on the backend. Suppose you read a table record and then another user comes along and makes changes to the same record. Unless you re-read (e.g. refresh) your record, the data...

An extremely useful method that I consider to be a “must-have” in almost any type of LightSwitch application is the Created method. The Created method allows us to easily set the default values for an entity’s properties (e.g. fields...

I recently joined the Visual Studio LightSwitch team and so far have spent most of my time learning about everything that LightSwitch has to offer. With all that I’ve been learning, I thought this blog would be a perfect opportunity to share some...