I set about writing this book because the capabilities of the ASP.NET MVC platform seem very attractive and promising to me. I hope that by reading this book, you will not only get a thorough understanding of the capabilities of the ASP.NET MVC platform and its application, but also why it was developed one way and not the other, as well as how to apply the principles underlying it to improve your own code. I am not affiliated with Microsoft in any way, and therefore I had the opportunity to impartially analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this platform, as well as its alternatives and open tools that can complement it. The material presented in this book and supplemented with numerous educational examples will allow you to learn the following.