Introduction to Spring Boot
Mohamad's interest is in Programming (Mobile, Web, Database and Machine Learning). He is studying at the Center For Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
What is Spring Boot?
A framework designed to simplify the bootstrapping and development of new Spring applications.
Provides a range of non-functional features common to large classes of projects (e.g., embedded servers, security, metrics, health checks).
Key Features and Advantages:
Standalone: Can be run on a local machine without an external server.
Spring Boot Starter POMs: Simplifies Maven configuration.
Auto-Configuration: Automatically configures your Spring application based on the jar dependencies present.
Production-Ready Features: Monitoring, metrics, and health checks.
Setting up the Development Environment:
Java Development Kit (JDK): Ensure JDK 8 or later is installed.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE): IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse recommended.
Build Tool: Apache Maven or Gradle.