What is Spring Boot and what does it offer?

One of the most useful tools for developers is Spring Boot, as it "makes it easy to create standalone, production-grade, Spring-based applications that you can 'just run,'" the company explained on its website.

“While the Spring Framework focuses on providing flexibility, Spring Boot seeks to reduce code length and simplify web application development. By leveraging annotations and repetitive configuration, Spring Boot reduces the time it takes to develop applications. This capability helps you build stand-alone applications with little or no configuration overhead,” explained Bamboo Agile.

Check out Spring Boot features

• Build Standalone Spring Applications
• Embed Tomcat, Jetty or Undertow directly (no need to deploy WAR files)
• Provide stubborn "initial" dependencies to simplify your build configuration
• Automatically configure Spring and third-party libraries whenever possible
• Provide production-ready features such as metrics, health checks, and outsourced configuration
• Absolutely no code generation and no XML configuration requirements

Another positive aspect that attracts developers is that Spring Boot offers extensive documentation on its website, which is very useful when starting to use the tool.