In previous chapters, we explored the more theoretical side of application architecture as well as the cast of tools we'll use to support us. We've reviewed design patterns, methods of structuring our application. Now, it's time to understand how these can fit together to create a well-structured application.

In this chapter, we'll create a basic user interface for a content management system (CMS). While many businesses will work with an off-the-shelf CMS (such as Joomla! or Drupal), the vastly varying requirements from business-to-business means that a bespoke content management system is a fairly common project.

It's also a deceptively-complicated proposition. With such a range of business-specific requirements, the basic CMS can quickly become a complex application with modules and interface elements that are tailored for the problem at hand. This makes it even more important that the basics are taken care of, for example, code structure and naming...