Adam L. Davis - Spring Quick Reference Guide: A Pocket Handbook for Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and More

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is accurate, but due to the complexity of Spring and the many versions of Spring in the past and future, there may be some inaccuracies, such as new features that are not present at the time of writing, depending on which version you are using.

This book is for every Java developer that wants to know more about the Spring framework , Spring Boot , and related technologies. This book covers everything from the basics to some advanced topics. Not many words will be spent on the history; instead, it will focus on helpful information for developing applications right now.

Whether youre a beginner or a seasoned Java expert, this book should be useful.

This book is organized so it might be read in order, for those who are new to Spring, or as a reference to come back to for many years into the future. Each chapter will cover a Spring project or core Spring framework and is divided into many titled sections. It will refer to all three ways to configure Spring Beans, XML, Java configuration classes, and component scanning, but with the main focus on the latter two.

This book will focus on core concepts and provide code samples. Examples will be practical and come from real-world experience.

Especially important information will be outlined as follows:

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