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Is a controller or model needed. Could MVC just be MV, or VC, or am I just a crazy person.
Also I always written all my store stuff in controller store, is the correct way to write a store function in the model and then pass request parameters from the validation into
E.g. User->store($validated)
Apologies if it's wrong syntax, but due to AI I haven't written a line of code in months 😳
Edit: also validation has it's own area now which I never use, I just write it at the head of the store function, but wouldn't this be better to just be a function in the model that is called. Or am I just a crazy person 🤪
VC is fine in some cases. If using query builder instead of eloquent for example.
In java many time I'd use VC, meaning servlet and view.
But usually in a larger app it's best to go full MVC. I know in laravel a lot of people do as you do and store in the controller. I as well, but for queries to retrieve data I use full MVC. I make use of query scopes also when needed.
I try to keep the controller lean. I'd rather have a fatter model.
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