Arguments abound for whether or not ASP.NET provides adequate MVC. On the other hand, many feel Page Controller and Front Controller are the way to go. Others feel the entire page model should be abandoned in the favor of something more attuned to Ruby on Rails such as Castle MonoRail. For me, I've always liked the page event model and feel user and server controls are wonderful, but have struggled with making the code behind strictly part of the view. I believe Model-View-Presenter is the answer. The following are some great resources to learn more about the technique: