Creating the Domain Model
As I mentioned earlier, there are two kinds of model in an MVC framework: domain models and view models. It is common practice to create a separate class library project for the domain model and add it as a reference to the MVC framework project. The idea is that this helps enforce the separation between the domain model and the rest of the application. I usually take this approach on real projects, but to keep these examples simple, I am going to use the alternate approach of defining the model within the MVC framework project.
Tip Putting the domain model into a separate project can be a little frustrating if you are ...
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