Introduction

This chapter will introduce the reader to Spring Boot and explain how it stands out from other competing frameworks. It will begin by explaining how to get started developing applications using Spring Boot. Also, it will explain about Spring Boot 1.x and the improvements introduced in Spring Boot 2.0. Furthermore, it will walk through the most noticeable features and/or improvements of Spring Boot 2.0. Continuing on, it will explain progress with Spring Boot 2.0 and supply tips on migration from the older versions to Spring Boot 2.0.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Understanding Spring Boot
• Generating Spring Boot Projects
• Getting started with Spring Boot
• Changes since Spring Boot 1.x
• The next milestone
• Migration