MVC is a foundational software design pattern used in web and UI applications to separate responsibilities across components. Interviewers ask about it to evaluate your understanding of architecture, maintainability, and clean separation of concerns.
Explain the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. In your answer, cover:
You do not need to describe a specific framework in depth, but you should explain the pattern clearly enough to apply it in a real application. A strong answer should distinguish responsibilities, describe a typical request lifecycle, and mention common misconceptions such as putting too much business logic in controllers or views.