Summary
The goal of this chapter was to provide you with an overview of the ASP.NET MVC framework. The first part of this chapter was devoted to a discussion of a definition of good software. You were provided with a brief introduction to software design principles and patterns and the importance of unit tests. You learned how software design principles and patterns and unit tests enable you to create software that is resilient to change.
Next, you were provided with an introduction to the Model View Controller software design pattern. You learned about the history and benefits of this pattern. You learned how the ASP.NET MVC framework implements the Model View Controller pattern and how ASP.NET MVC enables you to perform pattern-based software development.
Finally, we explored the sample ASP.NET MVC application that is created when you create a new ASP.NET MVC project. We took our first look at an ASP.NET MVC controller and an ASP.NET MVC view.