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Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3

18 Courses
8 Labs
46 Hours
Skill IQ

This path is designed for both seasoned and novice Java developers, focusing on Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3. It begins with an exploration of Spring Framework 6 architecture, covering foundational concepts like dependency injection, beans, and configuration. You'll discover how Spring Boot enhances development with features like auto-configuration and starter dependencies.

Progress to confidently connect your applications to databases using Spring Data and sharpen your debugging skills. You'll learn to implement robust error handling, write detailed tests with JUnit, and navigate various deployment options, including OAuth2 for security.

The path covers the latest in Spring Security and secure coding practices to ensure your applications are reliable and secure. Delve into advanced topics like reactive programming with Spring WebFlux, data validation, test-driven development (TDD), and leveraging the Spring Expression Language (SPEL) to refine your coding techniques.

Completing this path, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of Spring's core features and advanced concepts, ready to design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art, secure web applications.

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Content in this path

Beginner

Explore the fundamentals of Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3.

Course

Spring Framework: The Big Picture

  • by Dustin Schultz
  • 1h 10m
  • Apr 01, 2024
Course

Spring Framework 6 Fundamentals

  • by Bryan Hansen
  • 2h 37m
  • Aug 18, 2023
Course

Spring Boot 3: The Big Picture

  • by Dan Bunker
  • 50m
  • Sep 11, 2023
Course

Spring Boot 3 Fundamentals

  • by Jesper de Jong
  • 2h 35m
  • Jul 20, 2023

Intermediate

Explore the Spring Data, Unit Testing and Application Deployment.

Course

Persistence Using Spring Data JDBC 3.0.0 and Spring Framework 6

  • by Bryan Hansen
  • 2h 32m
  • Sep 08, 2023
Lab

Guided: Creating a Quotes REST API with Spring Boot 3 - Part 2 - Testing

  • by Jeff Hopper
  • 18m
  • Aug 16, 2025
Course

Building Java Web Applications Using Spring Framework 6

  • by Bryan Hansen
  • 2h 26m
  • Oct 02, 2023
Course

Debugging and Error Handling in Spring Framework 6

  • by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
  • 1h 55m
  • Jun 15, 2023
Course

Unit Testing in Spring Framework 6 with JUnit

  • by Steven Haines
  • 2h 57m
  • Dec 13, 2023
Course

Deploying Spring Boot 3 Applications Playbook

  • by Dan Bunker
  • 1h 45m
  • Dec 14, 2023
Course

Authentication and Authorization in Spring Boot 3 Using Oauth2

  • by Wojciech Lesniak
  • 1h 8m
  • Dec 13, 2023
Course

Spring Boot 3 Playbook

  • by Dan Bunker
  • 2h 16m
  • May 01, 2024
Course

What's New in Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3

  • by Bryan Hansen
  • 41m
  • Mar 31, 2023
Lab

Guided: Creating a Quotes REST API with Spring Boot 3 - Part 1 - Setup

  • by Jeff Hopper
  • 49m
  • Sep 04, 2025
Course

Secure Coding in Spring Framework

  • by Andrew Morgan
  • 7h 23m
  • Jul 31, 2024
Course

Building an SPA Using Spring Framework 6 and Angular

  • by Kevin Cunningham
  • 3h 5m
  • Sep 20, 2024
Lab

Guided: Creating a Quotes REST API with Spring Boot 3 - Part 3 - Exception Handling

  • by Jeff Hopper
  • 12m
  • Jun 13, 2025
Lab

Guided: Building an Auction Application with Spring Framework 6

  • by Tom Bell
  • 45m
  • Nov 22, 2024
Lab

Challenge: Building an Auction Application with Spring Framework 6

  • by Tom Bell
  • 1h
  • Nov 22, 2024
Lab

Guided: Secure and Test an Auction Application with Spring Framework 6

  • by Tom Bell
  • 30m
  • Jul 31, 2025
Lab

Challenge: Secure and Test an Auction Application with Spring Framework 6

  • by Tom Bell
  • 30m
  • Jul 31, 2025
Lab

Guided: Building a Book Catalog App with Spring Boot 3

  • by George Chiang
  • 11m
  • Aug 27, 2025

Advanced

Dive deep into WebFlux and TDD with JUnit

Course

Deploying Spring Framework 6 Applications Playbook

  • by Bogdan Sucaciu
  • 2h 19m
  • May 02, 2023
Course

Reactive Streams Using Spring WebFlux 6

  • by Bogdan Sucaciu
  • 1h 48m
  • Jul 20, 2023
Course

Validating Data Input in Spring 6 Web Applications

  • by Bogdan Sucaciu
  • 1h 52m
  • Oct 19, 2023
Course

TDD using Spring 6 and JUnit

  • by Esteban Herrera
  • 2h 17m
  • Nov 16, 2023
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What You'll Learn
  • Spring Framework 6 architecture and key components
  • Dependency Injection
  • Spring Beans and Wiring
  • Spring Boot Fundamentals
  • Data Access with Spring Data
  • Unit Testing with JUnit
Prerequisites
  • Basic understanding of Java programming and object-oriented concepts.
Related topics
  • Java programming
  • Web development
  • REST APIs
  • Relational databases
  • Security
  • Testing
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Dan Bunker
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Dan Bunker is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Monolith Brands Group, an eCommerce company based in Brooklyn, New York. Dan has used a variety of technologies throughout his career. He currently has expertise with Java, Ruby, Python and JavaScript languages and related technologies. In addition to a passion for software development (SaaS), Dan enjoys mentoring, training and advising engineers and developers in their careers.
Jesper de Jong
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Jesper is an experienced independent software developer. He designs and builds efficient, high-quality software in Java and other JVM languages. He loves the creativity of inventing and building software systems and he loves to teach and share his knowledge with other developers to help them write clean, efficient, well-designed and maintainable code.
Jeff Hopper
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Jeff Hopper is a technologist with over 20 years of experience across several development stacks and business domains. He has enjoyed many of those years focusing on the .Net stack for both web and mobile development. His desire is to help people achieve more through technology in order to free up more time to be with family and friends. He and his lovely wife are currently enjoying spoiling their first grandson.
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan is a Senior Software Engineer from Rabwah, Pakistan, and likes .NET Core and Node.js for regular everyday development. He is an expert with Cloud, Mobile, and API development. Afzaal has experience with the Azure platform and likes to build cross-platform libraries/software with .NET Core. Afzaal is an Alibaba Cloud MVP, twice he has been awarded Microsoft MVP status for his community leadership in software development, five times CodeProject MVP status for technical writing...
Steven Haines
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Wojciech Lesniak
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Wojciech is a Technical Lead and Scrum Master. He has over 15 years' experience in software development working in a variety of industries from financial services and online gaming. He has extensive experience with anything Java, Spring framework, Microservices and has a passion for developing secure and scalable applications.
Andrew Morgan
Andrew Morgan
Andrew is an independent consultant with cross-functional expertise in the design, development, and deployment of enterprise level software systems. Working with various clients, Andrew has been exposed to many different technology stacks, most recently specializing in Java microservices and continuous delivery. Andrew is actively involved in the wider community, presenting at international conferences, delivering training courses, contributing to open source, and writing for InfoQ.
Kevin Cunningham
Kevin Cunningham
Kevin Cunningham is a Northern Ireland-based Developer Educator, speaker, and writer. His expertise spans web development across various languages and frameworks. As a developer, he has worked with libraries, universities and large publishing companies to deliver powerful and versatile web based experiences. As a consultant, he specializes in guiding teams through technology stack migrations, ensuring effective code architecture and developer practices. He has a lifelong dedication to education ...
Tom Bell
Tom Bell
Tom is a staff author at Pluralsight helping to develop Hands-On content. Tom's background in software development, UI/UX, and instructional design was developed over the years while working as a faculty member at the School of Computing at Weber State University in Utah, and continues to grow as he develops Projects and Labs for Pluralsight. When he's not creating content to allow learners to gain real-life experience, he enjoys spending time with his family.
George Chiang
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George is a Pluralsight Author working on content for Hands-On Experiences. He is experienced in the Python, JavaScript, Java, and most recently Rust domains. Enamored with technology from a young age, he is always eager to learn more about new updates, trends, and breakthroughs in a plethora of topics ranging from Cybersecurity to Machine Learning. Outside of development, he also has a keen interest in fitness and enjoys spending time with friends and family.
Bogdan Sucaciu
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Software Engineer by day, Pluralsight author by night, Bogdan likes to experiment with cutting-edge technologies and teach about them. His favorite talking subjects are streaming data, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and cloud technologies. He has several years of experience “cooking” software with JVM based languages, some flavors of web technologies, and garnishing with automated testing. He holds a BS in Robotics where he spent countless hours programming microcontrollers an...
Esteban Herrera
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Esteban Herrera has more than fifteen years of experience in the software development industry. He has worked in many roles and projects, but mostly architecting and developing enterprise systems with Java and Javascript. Nowadays, he spends all of his time learning new things, writing articles, teaching programming, and enjoying his kids.

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