Probably the most enduring of these patterns is the MVC pattern, which was introduced in the 1970s. While this pattern has evolved and spun off variations over the years, the basic gist remains: keep the data, the presentation of the data, and the application logic in separate, independent components.
Let's take a deeper look at these components and understand them in the context of our application as it stands.
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