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Q: Is the arrow between the view and the user incorrect? The user sees the view, not the other way around. (Jan. 2021)

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In the MVC graph, missing connection from controller to view?

Either the graph is missing a connection, or the following description of the controller is wrong:

Accepts input and converts it to commands for the model or view.

Or, more likely, there are different variants of MVC.

Adding a date for the archive bot: 73.71.251.64 (talk) 02:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is the DOM a model or a view?

Given that MVC is popular for web frameworks, it would be helpful to clarify whether the browser's DOM is a model or a view. Despite standing for Document Object Model, it violates the following description of the model:

It is the application's dynamic data structure, independent of the user interface.

The DOM is not independent of the user interface. In fact, from a web application's perspective, the DOM is very much the interface between the user and the application.

Adding a date for the archive bot: 73.71.251.64 (talk) 02:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MVC pattern

Not correct that MVC is a Design Pattern. MVC is an Architecture Pattern. MVC deals with the design of the architecture of the program and not the inside logic and design of the program.

Adding a date for the archive bot: 73.71.251.64 (talk) 02:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading picture.

The current picture is nice, but it currently suggests that the view "sees" the user. Perhaps the verb should be "displays to".