MVC In Depth, part 1

Wednesday, November 2, 11

Ed Spencer

@edspencer - edspencer.net

MVC, Part 1


What?


Teamwork

I will make an awesome app

now


Teamwork

I will help you


Teamwork

Your app is now big and needs a professional

consultant


Teamwork


FailWednesday, November 2, 11

TeamworkApps often need teams

Different people work different ways

We need standards


But AlsoCode needs to be organized

Best practices followed

Spaghetti Avoided


This has been solved before

Smalltalk 80 introduces MVC:

ModelView

Controller


ModelLoads and manages the application data.

Usually in response to requests from the View


ViewManages the display of information and

UI controls


ControllerListens for inputs from the user, updates

Model and View


Model


View


Controller


We already had this

It was just all over the place


Definitely FailWednesday, November 2, 11

Solution: Use Standards


Standards

Common Usage Patterns

Common File Structure

Common Toolchain


Model


View


Controller


File Structure


Common Toolchain


Easy by hand too


Live Code*

* Might end in disaster


Questions?


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