Chapter 1. The Model-View-Controller Pattern

The first three chapters of this book give you the foundation on which you will build up your knowledge about the ASP.NET MVC framework.

The ASP.NET MVC framework, unlike traditional ASP.NET programming, incorporates the usage of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. So, before you look at how the framework works, it's critical that you understand how the pattern on which it's based works. Then, in the following chapters, you learn how Microsoft implements that pattern in its library and how to write your first ASP.NET MVC Web application.