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MVC
Greg Phelps
Trent Spangler
AGENDA
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What is MVC
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Web Forms vs MVC
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Example
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Model:
The business rules, logic, and data.
Controller:
Handles the user interaction and input logic.
Example: procedures, methods, functions
View:
Representation of model data.
Examples: any user interface, web page, application
WEB FORMS vs MVC?
WEB FORMS (PROS)
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Rapid Application Development (RAD)
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Drag and drop controls
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Mechanisms behind controls and pages are hidden
Maturity
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Smaller learning curve for developers
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More robust legacy framework
WEB FORMS (CONS)
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Less control over html produced due to RAD
MVC (PROS)
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“Separation of Concerns”, encapsulation, & modularity
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Multiple forms on one page*
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Similar to other non-Microsoft frameworks
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Test Driven Development is facilitated
MVC (CONS)
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Developer needs to be fairly competent in HTML
and CSS
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The Views are HTML structures that are written
from scratch by the developer
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MVC is relatively new
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Higher cost
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Bigger learning curve
EXAMPLE
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