🌱Spring Boot simplifies Spring development and provides production-ready features.
🚀Spring Boot starters bundle the required dependencies for your project.
🛠️Auto configuration in Spring Boot helps you set up common configurations.
📦Spring Boot allows you to build executable JARs and container images.
💻Build a content calendar application with Spring Boot to practice your skills.
What is Spring Boot?
—Spring Boot is a framework that simplifies Spring development and provides production-ready features.
What are Spring Boot starters?
—Spring Boot starters are pre-configured dependencies that provide a set of features for specific use cases.
What is auto configuration in Spring Boot?
—Auto configuration in Spring Boot automatically configures the application based on the dependencies on the classpath.
How can I build executable JARs with Spring Boot?
—You can build executable JARs with Spring Boot by including the necessary plugins in your project configuration.
What can I build with Spring Boot?
—With Spring Boot, you can build a wide range of applications, including web applications, microservices, serverless functions, and more.
00:00Introduction by Dan Vega, Spring Developer Advocate for VMware.
00:09Overview of the video content, including what will be covered.
01:00Prerequisites for taking the Spring Boot crash course, including Java, build tools, and IDE options.
03:00Explanation of Spring Framework and its capabilities.
05:00Introduction to Spring Boot and its core principles, including starters, auto configuration, and production readiness.
07:00Discussion of building a content calendar application as a practical example.
09:00Overview of the project structure and dependencies.
11:00Explanation of key concepts in Spring, such as inversion of control, application context, beans, and dependency injection.
13:00Introduction to Spring MVC and building a REST API with CRUD operations.
15:00Testing the REST API using an API testing tool.
17:00Handling CORS in Spring Boot for frontend API calls.
19:00Building an executable JAR and container image with Spring Boot.
21:00Final thoughts and resources for further learning.
