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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 15, Number 12 | June 6, 2011     Top Stories     Visual Studio LightSwitch Advanced Development Sample This sample demonstrates some of the more advanced code, screen, and data customizations you can do with Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 2 as a professional developer. Use This Not That Gus Class gives you the scoop on Direct2D vs. GDI (it's not an all-or-nothing proposition), and provides pointers to samples to get you started with D2D (if you haven't already). 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