Pro Spring MVC: With Web Flow

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Web Application Architecture

Before we start our journey into the internals of Spring MVC, we first need to understand the different layers of a web application. And we’ll begin that discussion with a brief introduction of the MVC pattern in general, including what it is and why should we use it. We will also cover some of the interfaces and classes provided by the Spring Framework to express the different parts of the MVC pattern.

After reviewing the MVC Pattern, we will go through the different layers in a web application and see what role each layer plays in the application. We will also explore how the Spring Framework can help us out in the different layers and how we can use it to our advantage.

The MVC Pattern

The Model ...