Chapter 5. Model View Controller

These days, Model View Controller (MVC) is a buzzword in the ASP.NET community, thanks to the upcoming ASP.NET MVC framework that Microsoft is expected to launch soon (at the time of writing of this book, only Preview 5 was available). This chapter is dedicated to MVC design and the ASP.NET MVC framework.

In this chapter, we will learn about MVC design patterns, and how Microsoft has made our lives easier by creating the ASP.NET MVC framework for easier adoption of MVC patterns in our web applications. The following are some highlights of this chapter:

• Understanding the Page Controller pattern

• Understanding the need for the MVC design pattern

• Learning the basics of MVC design

• Understanding the Front Controller design pattern

• Understanding REST architecture

• Understanding the ASP.NET MVC framework

• Implementing the ASP.NET MVC framework in a sample application

Page Controller Pattern in ASP.NET

So far, all web pages we have created in our coding samples are based on the...