Spring Boot 2 Fundamentals: Learn how you can quickly build and deploy production-ready microservices within the Java and JRE ecosystem

Leverage this rich and mature framework to develop efficient applications and services in no time

Key Features

• Teaches key skills for building complete professional Java applications
• Enables building your own blogging application as you learn core concepts
• Helps you master the core concepts of Spring Boot with hands-on exercises and activities

Book Description

In the beginning of the Spring Boot Fundamentals book you will learn how to write and test simple code using the Spring Framework and then use this skill to learn advanced concepts, such as creating an HTML-based front-end with dynamic data and HTML forms. Then, you will create a simple, working, web interface to display blog posts, list all articles, and create and edit blog articles. You will learn to work with the REST API functionality that Spring Boot offers and secure your blogging application. At the end of the book, you will learn how to persist your blog posts in a database, bringing everything together as a full web application with the complete functionality of a professional solution..

What you will learn

• Create your own Spring Boot application from scratch
• Write comprehensive unit tests for your applications
• Learn how to store data in a relational database
• Create your own RESTful API with Spring Boot
• Create a rich web interface for your applications
• Secure your application with Spring Security

Who This Book Is For

This is an ideal book for you if you want to create modern web-applications or RESTful services with Java. You should have at least basic Java knowledge and know how to compile an application with a given POM file with Maven. You don't need to be an HTML expert, but you should know how HTML works and how you can keep a file XML/XHTML compliant