what are different design patterns that we follow in web app development?

[ashu_sharma21]

Hi, Can anyone please help me with what are the different design patterns that we follow in web application development? Thanks Ashu Sharma

[Christian Graus]

Obviously n-tiered. Beyond that, Microsoft Press has some good books on this subject. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

[ashu_sharma21]

Thanks Christian, But i have also heard of MVC design that is being used in web app development. Please throw some light if you have idea about similar types of other designs. Thanks Ashu Sharma

[Christian Graus]

Model/view/controller is almost implicit in web design. The idea is this: The model contains all the business rules, the 'model' of what the app does The view shows what the model does to the user, it's the UI The controller accepts user input and then calls the model to process it. Your aspx is basically your view, and the code behind with it's event handling code is your controller. The middle tier and database tier are the model. It's a powerful model for windows apps, because it makes it easy to change what the view or controller is without accessing the model. However, a web app will always have the same view and controller, so it offers no benefits beyond the ones it gives you through being the same as n-tiered development. Interestingly, MVC is how Smalltalk ( from memory ) works, the famous GoF Design Patterns book does not cover MVC in it's catalog, it presents it as an example of an existing pattern in covering the reasons for patterns to exist. Yet, people seem to discuss it a lot, and I certainly do, I've used it in windows apps with great results. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

[ashu_sharma21]

Thanks for your time Christian. I am sure this info will help me. Ashu Sharma

[Christian Graus]

No worries, design pattern questions are my favourite sort to answer :-) I'd suggest you'll get more visibility and more replies if you ask in the ASP.NET forums next time. I doubt many people read this one. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

[ashu_sharma21]

Thanks Christian, actually i was asked this question in an interview 'name the design pattern that you follow in your application' and for that i could only answer that i follow n-tier approach. They were in insisting on the design pattern for the application so i got confused. Thanks anyways mate! Ashu sharma

[ashu_sharma21]

Mate, a question out of the context...what do i need to do to become an MVP. Can you guide me a little on this if you dont mind. Thanks Ashu sharma

[Christian Graus]

ashu_sharma21 wrote: what do i need to do to become an MVP MVP is an award that Microsoft gives, you can't ask for it, but it's an award that shows you're both knowledgable, and that you share your knowledge with others. So answering a lot of questions on newsgroups, writing articles, getting published in magazines, writing books, these are all ways to increase your odds of becoming an MVP. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

[ashu_sharma21]

Thanks Christian! Best Regards Ashu Sharma

[David Crow]

ashu_sharma21 wrote: ...what do i need to do to become an MVP. Do those things that Christian suggests and then get nominated. Nominees are then approved (or not) by Microsoft.

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