📌 What is MVC?
MVC (Model–View–Controller) is a classic software architecture pattern that divides an application into three parts:
- Model: Manages data and business logic.
- View: Handles the user interface and presentation.
- Controller: Acts as the middleman, processing requests and coordinating between Model and View.
👉 Purpose: MVC is simple, fast to implement, and ideal for small to medium projects or quick prototypes.
📌 What is Clean Architecture?
Clean Architecture (popularized by Robert C. Martin) emphasizes separating business rules from infrastructure. It is often represented as concentric circles:
- Entities: Core business objects.
- Use Cases: Application-specific business rules.
- Interface Adapters: Bridges between use cases and external systems.
- Frameworks & Drivers: Databases, UI, and external tools.
👉 Purpose: Clean Architecture is designed for scalability, testability, and long-term maintainability. It’s perfect for large projects, microservices, or systems expected to evolve over time.
📊 MVC vs Clean Architecture
MVC
- Structure: Model, View, Controller
- Complexity: Simple, easy to learn
- Best Use Case: Small/medium apps, CRUD APIs
- Strengths: Quick development, familiar to most devs
- Weaknesses: Controllers can become bloated
Clean Architecture
- Structure: Entities, Use Cases, Adapters, Frameworks
- Complexity: More complex, requires setup
- Best Use Case: Large-scale apps, microservices
- Strengths: Highly testable, maintainable, reduces framework dependency
- Weaknesses: Setup takes more time, requires experienced team
🚀 How This Connects to Node.js Quickstart Generator
In my article, I introduce nodejs-quickstart-structure, a CLI tool that lets you scaffold a production-ready Node.js project in under 60 seconds. The best part? You can choose between MVC (speed and simplicity) or Clean Architecture (scalability and power) right from the start.
👉 Read the full article here: Nodejs Quickstart Generator
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