To MVC or not to MVC?

Daniel Rosenstark

12/27/2008 5:48:26 PM #

MVC is never overkill. Some MVC frameworks might be overkill (I don't know ASP.NET's MVC framework) to implement, but at some point you will have to get friendly with an MVC framework for your technology stack. If not ASP.NET MVC, then choose something else and go with it.

Well, those are my two cents.

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Cal Jacobson

2/10/2009 4:06:27 AM #

I know I'm late to this discussion, but I think it depends on a) if the functionality of the site could grow in the future and b) if you'll be maintaining it.  If the answer to either is "yes" then I'd say stick with the MVC approach.

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Shawny

5/20/2009 1:44:41 PM #

MVC/MVCS (Model, View, Control, Service) is basically just an approach to solving a problem/set of problems.  I have played briefly with .Net's MVC but have a vast history with Cairngorm, and there are times where MVC/MVCS can be overkill.  As an academic exercise, I would say go for it.  Seems that there is a large following of the pattern in the industry right now and you can never have too much experience... except in cases of sunburn.

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Daniel Rosenstark

5/20/2009 10:07:53 PM #

I've been forced to use Rails (with Ruby) for the last 4 or so months, and I have to say that it's NEVER overkill, even to do a one-page site. It just gives you some way to organize the pieces, which are ALWAYS the same: models, views, and controllers. While I do hate dynamic languages and Ruby in particular for its absurd flexibility (from what I've heard of Python it sounds a lot more interesting), Rails has made me understand that certain core patterns -- MVC in particular -- are ALWAYS worth using.

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