On User Interface Architectures and Implementation

Abstract

The definition of MVC model has become distorted. Many MVC adaptations use a mediating controller between model and view layers, which is not part of the original MVC/80 model. While the separation of model and view has benefits, the mediating controller leads to excessive redundancy in code and should be avoided. Removing the mediating controller simplifies UI architectures. This simplification can be continued further by adopting dynamic features and ultimately by adopting dynamic languages.

Keywords: MVC, model/view separation, controller, PAC, MVC++, Visual Proxy, Naked Objects, dynamic languages