Here’s Why MVC Is Better Than ASP.Net Web Forms

ASP.NET Web Forms, a web application framework, has been in use for quite some time now. It, in fact, has been the preferred choice of developers worldwide, with many of them having already leveraged the framework to successfully develop robust and scalable applications. Oddly enough, Web Forms has its fair share of drawbacks, including ViewState, the lack of a clean markup, and not to mention, a rather limited support with regard to anti-forgery attacks and XSS vulnerability. Perhaps this explains why developers, well, many of them, have already begun to move to MVC, a Web Forms’ alternate, if you will. And guess what, so should you!

For starters, MVC or the model–view–controller pattern makes the program less prone to human errors, especially in comparison to Web Forms. In addition, it’s relatively easy to develop applications using MVC. Yes, you’d have to learn the intricacies involved, no doubt, but rest assured, you’ll be moving up the learning curve much faster. And when you do, here’s what you’ll notice or experience:

• An even quicker turnaround

• The ability to offer multiple views

• The freedom to make an “independent” modification, without having to worry about it affecting the entire model

• Rich UI support (thanks to jQuery UI and other client-side JS libraries)

• Greater extensibility (the ability to add your own controller with IOC, or for that matter, switching the engines, if need be)

Now, those of you who have had a stint with asp.net application development, no matter how small, can vouch for the fact that Web Forms does leave room for the bad practices to creep in. What if we tell you that with MVC, it’s just the opposite - the very purpose of designing MVC in the first place was to make sure that the developers face distinctive challenges, and eventually realize the importance of good programming practices. And the framework does serve that purpose. If anything, it is encouraging the developers to brush up on their OOPS concepts, and take to C#, which many of them were earlier missing out on.

On top of that, MVC integrates well with client-side technologies, thereby making it easier for you (or the development company, if you choose one) to develop a single page application. Still not sure if MVC is the way to go? Read on!

• The framework has a pluggable architecture,

• offers complete control over rendered HTML,

• is SEO-friendly,

• and more importantly, eases out the complexities involved in working with desktop widgets and PDF files.  

So, the next time you get down to developing an app, or say, hire an asp.net development company, do make sure that MVC is taken full advantage of. And well, we did save the best for last - did you know that MVC is not only for Windows, but can also be used for MAC OS or LINUX?