This document discusses the Struts framework, which uses the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern to separate the display logic from the business logic in Java-based web applications. It describes the core components of Struts, including the base framework, tag libraries, tiles plugin, and validator plugin. It also explains the MVC architecture, with the model managing the data/services, the view generating responses, and the controller handling requests and coordinating the model and view. In conclusion, the document notes that Struts takes complexity out of web application development and provides a stable, feature-rich, and flexible open-source platform.