Getting started
In this section, readers will get an overview of the web application being developed. The requirements, design, and implementation details will be discussed in brief.
Web application architecture
A web application is exposed to multiple concurrent users over a public or private network as opposed to a standalone application. Let's get started developing a basic web application that uses the well known Model-view-controller (MVC) pattern to build a three-tier application. The MVC pattern is known for its separation of concerns by decoupling presentation logic (what the user sees in a browser), routing and business logic (what the application needs to accomplish), and persistence (where the data is finally stored). This has made MVC a very developer-friendly pattern as different tiers of an application can be developed and tested by experts in that area independently and without knowledge of the other tiers.
For example, a user interface (UI) developer can work on the presentation...