Model-View-Controller

This chapter delves into the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, a cornerstone of modern software architecture that intuitively structures your code around entities. MVC is perfect for CRUD operations or to tap into the advanced features unavailable in minimal APIs.

The MVC pattern partitions your application into three interrelated parts:

• Models represent our data and business logic.
• Views are the user-facing components.
• Controllers act as intermediaries, mediating the interaction between models and views.

With its emphasis on the separation of concerns, the MVC pattern is a proven pattern for creating scalable and robust web applications. In the context of ASP.NET Core, MVC has provided a practical approach to building applications efficiently for years.

While we discussed REST APIs in Chapter 4, this chapter provides insight into how to use MVC to create REST APIs. We also address using Data Transfer Objects...