I don't have a link handy, but I read a piece by one of the original MVC pioneers claiming that the pattern was designed for encapsulated components, usually fa

I don't have a link handy, but I read a piece by one of the original MVC pioneers claiming that the pattern was designed for encapsulated components, usually fairly small, not entire applications. I suspect many of the quirks and disagreements between different MV* architectures derive from this fundamental misapplication of the pattern.