This simple concept pretty much bridges all design philosophies in practice. You have MVC and OOP, you have functional services, and you are free to create the

This simple concept pretty much bridges all design philosophies in practice. You have MVC and OOP, you have functional services, and you are free to create the appropriate amount of layers you need. To address another comment, MVC does not mean only MVC, it's just a framework that allows you to add layers where appropriate.