Spring Boot 3.0 Cookbook: Proven recipes for building modern and robust Java web applications with Spring Boot

Felip Miguel Puig

Jul 2024 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Tackle the complexities of modern web applications by understanding the uses of Spring Boot's cloud design patterns to build scalable and resilient applicationsKey Features

• Discover practical recipes for real cloud-scale application challenges
• Explore what Spring Boot offers to make your application production ready
• Monitor applications, identify bottlenecks, and optimize performance
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book DescriptionIn today's dynamic landscape, crafting robust and scalable Java web applications presents formidable challenges. Spring Boot emerges as the leading framework for web and microservices development, featuring a dynamic ecosystem and seamless integrations to address a spectrum of scenarios, from scaling apps on the cloud to deploying them to production. In this book, you’ll explore its streamlined, convention-over-configuration approach, simplifying application development. You’ll start by covering recipes showcasing Spring Boot's features. As you progress, you’ll understand how it helps streamline application development while staying ahead of technology trends. The book helps you grasp concepts effectively, explores basic REST APIs, shows you how to escalate to advanced scenarios, and tackle common cloud application challenges like security, scalability, performance optimization, and automated deployments. Dedicated sections are designed to help you stay ahead of the curve with recipes that delve into the latest trends such as containers, observability, native images, DevOps, test automation, and microservices, ensuring your applications align with evolving industry standards. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build and automate the deployment of a scalable and high-performing distributed solution using Spring Boot 3.What you will learn

• Develop production-grade distributed applications
• Use various data repositories, including relational and NoSQL databases
• Implement modern testing techniques across different levels of application development
• Leveraging Testcontainers to validate all integration scenarios
• Integrate with services like Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ
• Authenticate through OpenID providers
• Facilitate smooth migration from earlier Spring Boot versions

Who this book is for

This book is for Java developers who want to gain expertise in modern web development, architects designing complex systems, experienced Spring Boot developers and technology enthusiasts looking to stay up to date with the latest trends, and software engineers in need of practical solutions for everyday challenges. Hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin is required. Prior development experience on the cloud will be useful, but not necessary.

About the author

Felip works as a Principal Software Engineer and Cloud Expert at Dynatrace, integrating major cloud providers with Dynatrace. He is a former Microsoft FastTrack Engineer, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native specialist. As a subject matter expert in Java on Azure, he works closely with different product groups to provide the best experience in Azure for Java workloads. Before working in engineering, he spent more than 15 years in Microsoft Consulting Services, working closely with customers in various industries, providing real-world vision and pragmatism.