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What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4

Spring applications evolve quickly, and keeping up can be challenging. This course will teach you what’s new in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4, and how to plan a smooth, confident upgrade from previous versions.

Beginner
1h 7m

Created by James Willett

Last Updated Mar 27, 2026

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What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4

Spring applications evolve quickly, and keeping up can be challenging. This course will teach you what’s new in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4, and how to plan a smooth, confident upgrade from previous versions.

Beginner
1h 7m

Created by James Willett

Last Updated Mar 27, 2026

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What you'll learn

Keeping Spring applications up to date can be challenging for software engineers and technical leads navigating rapid changes in the Java and Spring ecosystem. In this course, What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4, you’ll gain the ability to understand the latest platform updates and plan a confident upgrade from previous Spring versions.

First, you’ll explore the new platform baselines and configuration changes that shape how modern Spring applications are built.

Next, you’ll discover enhancements across the web stack, error handling, observability, data access, and packaging.

Finally, you’ll learn how to review security defaults, apply updated testing practices, and follow a clear migration plan for upgrading existing applications.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the transition to Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4 with clarity and confidence.

What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
Beginner
1h 7m
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James Willett - Pluralsight course - What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
James Willett
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James is a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of industry experience. In the early part of his career James focused on automation and performance testing; leveraging tools and frameworks like Gatling, JMeter and REST Assured. Over the past few years James has begun to concentrate more on DevOps and Platform Engineering related tooling, concepts and frameworks. James is enthralled by the creation of in-depth, artful videos that help others become better software developers, and regularly shares these on his YouTube channel.

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