Spring Boot - Article 1

So what is Spring Boot ?

You must have heard the word "Spring". It is well known framework for Java developers. In simple, Spring is basically an Application Framework (which includes so many concepts like inversion of container...etc) for Java developers which helps to build applications using Spring's core features and more powerful features with build in and plugin extensions.

So what is Spring Boot then ?
Here are few explanation i came a cross in internet.

Spring Boot is a brand new framework from the team at Pivotal, designed to simplify the bootstrapping and development of a new Spring application. The framework takes an opinionated approach to configuration, freeing developers from the need to define boilerplate configuration.

Well looks to be lots of jargon of words :)

So what is it ?

Spring Boot makes it easy to create stand-alone, production-grade, Spring based applications that you can just run.

Here are some of the words/jargon which comes with the Spring Boot

• Opinionated
• Convention over Configuration
• Stands alone
• Production ready