Spring Boot Essentials

4 Days

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Spring Boot combines the flexibility of the Spring Framework with productive development. It is the foundation for stable applications in almost every Java project – but often its full potential is not exploited.

In this intensive training course, you will learn the concepts and best practices related to the Spring Framework and Spring Boot. From configuration and AOP to RESTful web services, you will learn how to develop robust and modern enterprise applications.

The focus is on practical, hands-on sessions in which you independently develop an application with Java and Spring. You will gain in-depth knowledge of web technologies, data access, transactions, security, testing, and monitoring, and will then be able to implement complex systems with Spring Boot.

Agenda

Day 1: Spring Framework Grundlagen & Java Konfiguration

  • Overview of Spring Framework & Ecosystem
  • Dependency Injection Container
  • Java Configuration & @Bean
  • Externe Properties & Profiles
  • Component Scanning, Autowiring, Lifecycle Annotations
  • Bean Lifecycle, BeanPostProcessor, Proxies

Day 2: AOP, Testing & Data Access

  • Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming
  • Pointcuts & Advice implementieren
  • Spring Testing mit JUnit 5
  • Context Caching, @DirtiesContext, @Sql
  • JDBC Simplification mit JdbcTemplate
  • Transaction Management & Propagation

Day 3: Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA & Web Applications

  • Dependency Management with Starters
  • Auto-Configuration & Properties
  • JPA & Spring Data JPA Repositories
  • Spring MVC & REST Controller
  • Packaging: JARs vs. WARs

Day 4: REST, Security & Monitoring

  • REST-architecture & implementation with Spring MVC
  • Content Negotiation & HttpMessageConverters
  • Spring Boot Testing mit MockMvc & Slices
  • Spring Security: Authentication & Authorization
  • Actuators, Metrics & Health Indicators

Your Benefits

Comprehensive knowledge of Spring Framework & Spring Boot

Practical experience with security, data access, and REST services

Hands-on labs with direct project transfer

Tips, tricks, and best practices from experienced trainers

Preparation for the Spring Certified Professional exam

Audience

Software developers and architects who work with Java and Spring and want to deepen their knowledge of Spring Boot.

Prerequisites:

  • Good knowledge of Java
  • Basic knowledge of ORM & JPA
  • Laptop with development environment (IntelliJ, Eclipse, VS Code)
  • Maven & current Java version
  • Docker Desktop/Podman recommended
  • Internet access & permission to install software

Training Objectives

Understand Java-based configuration with Spring.

Apply test-driven development with Spring & JUnit 5.

Implement data access with JDBC, JPA & Spring Data.

Develop RESTful services with Spring Boot.

Implement security with Spring Security.

Use monitoring and health checks with Spring Boot Actuator.

Your Trainers

Patrick Baumgartner

42talents

Java, Spring, Cloud

  • Spring Boot Essentials

Patrick Baumgartner is a Java Champion, passionate software crafter, and technical agile coach at 42talents. He supports teams in building elegant, robust solutions and specializes in cloud software with Java, the Spring ecosystem, and other open-source technologies.

As an active member of the Swiss communities for software craft, Java, and Agile, he regularly shares his knowledge. He values practical collaboration, experimentation, and continuous improvement—and prefers to learn together with others.

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