Hands-on Spring 6 and Spring Boot 3.0: A pragmatic approach to REST, GraphQL, reactive programming and messaging in Spring

The demand for developers skilled in Spring and Spring Boot remains strong, reflecting the frameworks’ key roles in modern software development and the constant expansion of Java-based applications across industries.

This technical guide to Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3.0 employs a scenario-based methodology, systematically addressing enterprise-grade concerns, including TDD, security, and observability. The content progressively builds a complete application, with each chapter expanding specific components while maintaining a focus on production-ready implementation patterns. A companion GitHub repository provides complete source code, allowing readers to focus on critical concepts. The book’s architecture progresses from fundamental Spring concepts through practical implementations of MVC applications, data persistence, REST/GraphQL APIs, reactive programming, and messaging systems, concluding with deployment strategies and emerging Spring technologies. All examples follow enterprise-quality standards applicable to real-world development scenarios.

This book provides fundamental concepts for beginners starting on their journey with Spring and Spring Boot, enabling them to rapidly transition to developing real-world applications and services. It also serves as a valuable resource for Spring developers seeking to enhance their expertise with Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3.0.

Key Features

● Learn the fundamentals of Spring and get started with Spring Boot.

● Adopt test-driven development and apply security and observability effectively.

● Develop a real-world application together.

● Learn best practices for running enterprise applications in production.

What you will learn

● Learn the fundamentals of Spring and get started with Spring Boot.

● Build enterprise web applications, RESTful and GraphQL services.

● Adopt test-driven development and apply security and observability effectively.

● Develop a real-world application together.

● Learn best practices for running enterprise applications in production.

● Developing Spring MVC web applications and working with relational and non-relational data.

● Interdiction to reactive programming and developing reactive services using Spring Boot.

Who this book is for

This book is for Java developers who want to use Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3.0 to build production-ready enterprise applications and services. Prior experience using Java is expected, and no experience with Spring and Spring Boot is required.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Spring and Spring Boot

2. Getting Started with Spring Boot

3. Spring Essentials for Enterprise Applications

4. Building Spring MVC Web Applications

5. Working with Spring Data Access

6. Building RESTful Spring Services

7. Building GraphQL Spring Services

8. Building Reactive Spring Applications

9. Working with Spring Messaging

10. Running Spring Boot in Production

11. Emerging Trends in Spring Framework