Spring Framework Development Guide

Core Features

Spring is an open-source framework widely used for enterprise application development.

• IoC Container - Manages object creation and dependency injection
• - Enables aspect-oriented programming
• Spring Data JPA - Simplifies database access
• Spring Security - Provides authentication/authorization

Version Comparison

Learning Resources

Recommended Reading:

• Spring Framework Official Guide - O'Reilly Media
• Java Programming: The Complete Course - Pearson Education
• Effective Spring 5 - Packt Publishing

Development Best Practices

Follow these principles for maintainable code:

• Use component scanning for bean discovery
• Implement Spring AOP for cross-cutting concerns
• Apply dependency injection through constructor injection
• Optimize JPA queries using Spring Data repositories