Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Windows Communication Foundation or WCF – an application programming interface that is primarily based upon a service oriented architecture and is used to design and deploy distributed computing applications for remote consumers across the web. Some of the key features and characteristics of WCF applications include interoperability, multiple message patterns, multiple transports, support for AJAX , and extensibility. For instance, Microsoft Silverlight incorporates WCF to be used as a platform to create interoperable Web applications and media intensive websites.

Model View Controller (MVC)

MVC – one of those more sophisticated design patterns being extensively used nowadays to power applications that need “to maintain multiple views of the same data”. Support for multiple views and a precise accommodation for changes to user interface are some of the benefits offered by web applications that follow the MVC pattern. This is primarily because the MVC pattern uses separate classes – namely the Model, View, and Controller for modeling of the domain, its presentation, and to control the actions based on user input.