In the previous chapter, we continued our exploration of Kotlin as a viable language for the creation of web applications by commencing the building of the Place Reviewer website. We began the chapter by discussing the Model-View-Controller design pattern and taking a high-level look at the primary components at play in MVC applications: the model, the view, and the controller. Once we had a clear understanding of the MVC design pattern and how it works, we commenced with the design and implementations of the backend for the Place Reviewer application.
First and foremost, we identified and clearly stated the anticipated use cases for our application. Next, we identified the data required to build an application that facilitates the use cases identified. After identification of the data to be catered for, we went full steam ahead with the...