Can an asp.net mvc application also have a web service?

Question

I have an asp.net mvc application and now I need to add a web service to go along with it. What is the best solution for this? Just create a new web service project and add it

Answer 1

Unless your application is very small I would recommend you create different projects for each logical part of the application. A good staring point is having a project for each of these:

• Domain objects
• Data access
• Web Services
• UI (your ASP.NET MVC app)

This provides a clean separation corresponding to your architecture and supports reuse.