Building a Spring Boot 2 Application - Ask the Audience
Explore the power of Spring Boot 2 in this interactive live-coding session. Learn how to rapidly build stand-alone Spring-based applications using the 'convention over configuration' approach. Discover new features in Spring Boot 2, including Spring 5.0 capabilities and Kotlin support. Participate in real-time decision-making through online voting to shape the application being built, from choosing between MongoDB or JPA to selecting Java or Kotlin as the programming language. Gain hands-on experience with various front-end options, including Angular with RESTful back-end or a classic web app using Thymeleaf templates. Suitable for Java software engineers interested in Spring Boot, with some Spring experience beneficial but not required. By the end of the session, acquire the knowledge needed to confidently start your own Spring Boot project.