MVC (Model-View-Controller) is a software architecture pattern that enforces separation of concerns.
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What is MVC, really?
As a serious programmer, how do you answer the question What is MVC?
In my mind, MVC is sort of a nebulous topic — and because of that, if your audience is a learner, then you're free to ...
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How do you organize your MVC framework while supporting modules/plugins? [closed]
There are a two main codebase structures that I have seen when it comes to MVC frameworks. The problem is that they both seem to have an organisational bug that goes with them.
Standard MVC
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Alternative patterns for web development? (non-MVC)
Recently I've been reading some blog posts regarding MVC and how it doesn't fit the web. I've learned about alternative patterns like the RMR Architecture.
I'm curious what other patterns people are ...
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Why would you use MVC over Web Forms?
Recently an architect described our company as offering a Rolls-Royce solution (MVC) when all he needed was a Toyota (Web Forms).
I'm curious to find out what you think about web forms vs MVC as an ...
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Is there a canonical resource on ASP.NET MVC ?
I want to learn ASP.NET MVC. I have a solid background in asp.net web forms. Are there any resources that you can recommend to help me make the change? I'm ideally looking for videos which touch on ...
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Building websites, which is the better approach MVP or MVC?
I'm looking for feedback on MVP and MVC patterns used as a framework to build a website. I've used both with a certain degrees of success and failure. Furthermore I've worked in places which have ...
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Why put the business logic in the model? What happens when I have multiple types of storage?
I always thought that the business logic has to be in the controller and that the controller, since it is the 'middle' part, stays static and that the model/view have to be capsuled via interfaces. ...
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How much business logic should be allowed to exist in the controller layer?
Sometimes we have some business logic represented in the controller code of our applications. This is usually logic that differentiates what methods to call from the model and/or what arguments to ...
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Where to put business logic in MVC design?
I have created a simple MVC Java application that adds records through data forms to a database.
My app collects data, it also validates it and stores it. This is because the data is being sourced ...
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In MVC, can/should basic data retrieval from the Model be done in the View?
Given the concept of 'skinny controllers, fat models' and the general acceptance that Views can directly call on Models when requiring data for output, should one consider handling the 'get and ...
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JQuery / JSON + .Net Service Layer - to WCF or Not to WCF?
I Recently had a discussion with a colleague of mine about the pros / cons of WCF. He mentioned about how much code is generated to support WCF, and also the overhead required. It was mentioned that a ...
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MVVM or MVC? Want to use the same set of classes for WPF and ASP.NET
I am a newbie in terms of Design Patterns. I just started learning MVC when I am hearing a new buzz, MVVM.
I want to learn the insights of both of these by redesigning an old inventory and invoicing ...
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In an MVC system, where should the database persistence code sit?
I've seen multiple configurations for persisting information to the database. Generally, three types of designs seem common in my corner of the world:
Controller manages the persistence
Model ...
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Is SOA suitable for developers or only for business/IT management people?
Let's suppose you're the lead of a team of developers that needs to build a big information system such as an ERP or Human Resources software, or whatever system that is composed by multiple business ...
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Architectural patterns for interaction beyond MVC? [closed]
We all know the venerable Model-View-Controller pattern used to design interaction [mostly] with human users. It is the de-facto standard in OOP environment.
What are some other architectural ...
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Is the MVC pattern used in industry a lot? What's all the hype? [closed]
I'm a student but I am hopefully moving into the software industry soon. There seems to be a lot of hype about the MVC software pattern. I noticed that PHP frameworks are often MVC, what about ...
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Strategies for avoiding SQL in your Controllers… or how many methods should I have in my Models?
So a situation I run into reasonably often is one where my models start to either:
Grow into monsters with tons and tons of methods
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Allow you to pass pieces of SQL to them, so that they are ...
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Obtaining the best of both worlds: MVC and WebForms
Rather than asking a general question about WebForms vs MVC (such as in ASP.NET v/s ASP.NET MVC), I have a specific quesiton.
It appears the main differences between the two approaches are
WebForms ...
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Multi MVC processing vs Single MVC process
I've worked fairly extensively with the MVC framework cakephp, however I'm finding that I would rather have my pages driven by the multiple MVC than by just one MVC. My reason is primarily to maintain ...
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What is the actual purpose of MVC?
I've seen a lot of stuff that describes how it's done, but not a lot that tells WHY it's done. Is it just a way to keep the code readable, or is there a better reason?
