Is it possible to apply MVC design pattern to Windows App

Ajain A K P

Hello All,

IS MVC Design pattern suitable to Desktop/windows Application?

I am used to hear MVC pattern is suitable for Web/ASP.Net application only!!. In this case,

If MVC is not suitable to windows application, anyother design pattern is good to desktop

application development? can somebody please suggest/consult in this issue?

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Manikavelu Velayutham12y ago
Accepted answer
MVC is suitable for Windows Applications also. But again it depends on your Requirements & Scenarios.

If you are going to develop the Desktop application in WPF, then the best pattern is always MVVM.

If you are going to develop the normal windows applicationsm you can go ahead with MVC.

There are many debates and disucssion on where and when to use which patterns.

Just go through the debates and discussion in google, and compare that with your project requirement and development scenario. Finally decide which pattern to choose.

All are just UI Patterns, which is developed mainly for Seperation of Concern, which is useful for extensive testing of the application without depending the UI layer.
Ajain A K P12y ago
Dear Mani, Thanks a lot for the very comprehensive answer, it was very useful to me and alternative design patterns options were truly informative.
Ajain A K P12y ago
Dear Jagan, Thank you very much for the very good answer, your answer is very much straight so it was very useful to me, really appreciate you.
Jaganathan Bantheswaran12y ago
Hi,

Yes, we can use MVC design pattern for Windows applications as well & here is an example.

And, there are other design patterns like MVP & MVVM for Windows Applications.