Software Architect's Handbook

Advantages of the MVC pattern

Using the MVC pattern allows for a separation of concerns. By separating the presentation from the data, it makes it easier to change one of them without affecting the other. It also makes each part easier to test. However, it is difficult to achieve a complete separation. For example, adding a new field to the application will require a change in both the data and the presentation.

The MVC pattern makes presentation objects more reusable. Separating the user interface from the data allows UI components to be reused. It also means that a model can be reused with more than one view.

The separation of the presentation from the business logic and data allows developers to specialize in either frontend or backend ...