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title: "The Myth of the MV pattern: Why SwiftUI developers just reinvented MVC"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-myth-of-the-mv-pattern-why-swiftui-developers-just-reinvented-mvc-ajka7v0jz
source_url: https://matteomanferdini.com/swiftui-mv-pattern/
type: article
source: "Matteo Manferdini"
published: 2026-03-24T17:57:37.867Z
updated: 2026-03-24T17:58:07.339Z
tags: ["general-programming", "architecture", "ios", "swiftui"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
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# The Myth of the MV pattern: Why SwiftUI developers just reinvented MVC

**[Matteo Manferdini](https://daily.dev/sources/matteomanferdini)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The MV pattern, promoted in SwiftUI communities as a modern alternative to MVVM, is argued to be nothing more than a rebranding of the classic MVC pattern. Apple's own WWDC19 data flow diagram mirrors the original MVC diagram from 40 years ago. The so-called 'aggregate models' in MV are functionally equivalent to MVC controllers, just renamed. MVVM's view models serve distinct roles that MV cannot cover — such as enabling unit testing of view logic, supporting object identity for delegation patterns, and enforcing proper separation of concerns — making strict adherence to MV an anti-pattern in SwiftUI development.

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