Overview

This seminar is a high-level overview of the MVC design pattern as it is implemented in Streek applications. It was developed for IS&T-SIS in June 2004.

The "slides" linked from this page are intended as seminar notes more than as typical PowerPoint-type presentation slides. This disclaimer is intended to excuse their wordiness...

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Slides

• Design Patterns
• MVC Definition
• MVC Benefits
  • Separation of Concerns
  • Developer specialization & focus
  • Parallel Development
• API: contracts between the layers
• Model: a closer look
• Model: Implementation Technologies
• View: implementing the UI
  • View Technologies
  • View Templating
  • Styling web pages with CSS
  • The Decorator Pattern
• Controller: externalizing the plumbing
• Controller: Technologies
• Deployment Descriptors: weaving components into an application
  • Deployment Descriptors: Benefits
  • Deployment Descriptors: format & example
• A simple sample application
  • Student Contact Info: Requirements
  • Student Contact Info: MVC Implementation