Abstract

Model, view and controller (MVC) is a well-known three-layer development architecture used for web applications developments. This paper presents the key insight related to the MVC layers, its uses, advantages and practices concerning MVC during web applications developments. We explain the all three layers in detail and their functionalities. The main objective of the study is to provide holistic view about each layer of the MVC and main functionalities and advantages of the MVC. Specifically, we explain the best practices concerning MVC based web applications developments. Furthermore, we explain the related technologies which are used in conjunction with MVC based web applications.

Keywords: Model view controller architecture; layers; Persistence; Functionalities