model view controller [mvc] and publish subscribe pubsub

[sander76]

I basically have two questions, which are related:

1. Is applying a MVC pattern for creating a textual app a sensible thing to do ? Or are there better patterns these days ?

2. Using some sort of MVC pattern I have a data/controller model with some properties. When one of such a property changes I want my relevant UI parts to updated "automatically".
   In the past I used a pubsub structure here. But I am now a bit confused whether the textual reactive model could work as a solution too. I did a small test though and found that using a reactive property outside of a textual widget does not work. Anyone any idea or suggestion ?