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title: "What is the difference between MVVM and MVC patterns?"  
description: "What is the difference between MVVM and MVC patterns?"  
author: "Madam Walker"  
published: 2013-07-17  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is the difference between MVVM and MVC patterns?

**MVVM Model-**View ViewModel is similar to MVC, Model-View Controller. The controller is replaced with a View Model. The View Model sits below the UI layer. The View Model exposes the data and command objects that the view needs. You could think of this as a container object that view goes to to get its data and actions from. The View Model pulls its data from the model.

## Answers

### Answer by Madam Walker

**MVVM Model-**View ViewModel is similar to MVC, Model-View Controller. The controller is replaced with a View Model. The View Model sits below the UI layer. The View Model exposes the data and command objects that the view needs. You could think of this as a container object that view goes to to get its data and actions from. The View Model pulls its data from the model.


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