• Learning Path
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• Core Tech

This learning path is actively in production. More content will be added to this page as it gets published and becomes available in the library. Planned content includes:

Foundations - Spring Framework 7: The Big Picture - Spring Boot 4: The Big Picture - Spring Framework 7 Fundamentals - Spring Boot 4 Fundamentals - What’s New in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4

Core Application Development with Spring MVC - Building Java Web Applications Using Spring Framework 7 - Guided: Creating a Quotes REST API with Spring Boot 4 - Part 1 - Setup - Unit Testing and Exception Handling in Spring Framework 7 - Guided: Creating a Quotes REST API with Spring Boot 4 - Part 2 - Testing - Handle Errors in a Quotes API with Spring Boot 4

Security and Access Control in Spring Applications - Authentication and Authorization in Spring Boot 4 Using OAuth2 - Guided: Secure and Test an Auction Application with Spring Framework 7 - Challenge: Secure and Test an Auction Application with Spring Framework 7

Data Persistence and Transaction Management - Persistence Using Spring Data JDBC and JPA with Spring Framework 7 / Boot 4 - Guided: Building a Book Catalog App with Spring Boot 3 - Guided: Building a Book Catalog App with Spring Boot 3

Comprehensive Projects and Application Integration - Building an SPA Using Spring Framework 7 and Angular - Challenge: Secure and Test an Auction Application with Spring Framework 6

Deployment and Observability with Spring Boot 4 - Deploying and Observing Spring Boot 4 Applications - Guided: Configuring and Monitoring a Spring Boot 4 Application in the Cloud

Advanced Spring Features and Modern Runtime Capabilities - Reactive Streams Using Spring WebFlux 7 - Guided: Building a Reactive REST API with R2DBC in Spring Boot 4

This learning path equips Java developers with a modern, end-to-end understanding of building, securing, testing, and operating applications using Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4. Learners progress from core framework and Boot fundamentals through web application development, persistence with JDBC and JPA, authentication and authorization with OAuth2, and unit testing and exception handling. The path also covers reactive application development with Spring WebFlux, SPA integration with Angular, and modern deployment and observability practices. Designed for professional software engineers, this path emphasizes production-ready patterns, version-specific best practices, and real-world application architecture across both blocking and reactive stacks.