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Spring in Action, Fifth Edition
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Spring in Action, Fifth Edition

by Craig Walls
October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
520 pages
14h 6m
English
Manning Publications

Overview

Spring in Action, 5th Edition is the fully updated revision of Manning's bestselling Spring in Action. This new edition includes all Spring 5.0 updates, along with new examples on reactive programming, Spring WebFlux, and microservices. You'll also find the latest Spring best practices, including Spring Boot for application setup and configuration.



About the Technology

Spring Framework makes life easier for Java developers. New features in Spring 5 bring its productivity-focused approach to microservices, reactive development, and other modern application designs. With Spring Boot now fully integrated, you can start even complex projects with minimal configuration code. And the upgraded WebFlux framework supports reactive apps right out of the box!



About the Book

Spring in Action, 5th Edition guides you through Spring’s core features, explained in Craig Walls’ famously clear style. You’ll roll up your sleeves and build a secure database-backed web app step by step. Along the way, you’ll explore reactive programming, microservices, service discovery, RESTful APIs, deployment, and expert best practices. Whether you’re just discovering Spring or leveling up to Spring 5.0, this Manning classic is your ticket!



What's Inside

  • Building reactive applications
  • Spring MVC for web apps and RESTful web services
  • Securing applications with Spring Security
  • Covers Spring 5.0
  • Over 100,000 copies sold!


About the Reader

For intermediate Java developers.



About the Author

Craig Walls is a principal software engineer at Pivotal, a popular author, an enthusiastic supporter of Spring Framework, and a frequent conference speaker.



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This new edition is a comprehensive update that strikes the balance between practical instruction and comprehensive theory.
- Daniel Vaughan, European Bioinformatics Institute

The go-to book for learning the Spring Framework and an excellent reference guide.
- Colin Joyce, Cisco

Everything you need to know about Spring and how to build cloud-native applications.
- David Witherspoon, Parsons

This book is the Spring developer’s Swiss Army knife!
- Riccardo Noviello, Nuvio Software Solutions

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