Summary A developer-focused guide to writing applications using Spring Boot. You'll learn how
to bypass the tedious configuration steps so that you can concentrate on your application's
behavior. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF Kindle and ePub formats
from Manning Publications. About the Technology The Spring Framework simplifies enterprise
Java development but it does require lots of tedious configuration work. Spring Boot radically
streamlines spinning up a Spring application. You get automatic configuration and a model with
established conventions for build-time and runtime dependencies. You also get a handy
command-line interface you can use to write scripts in Groovy. Developers who use Spring Boot
often say that they can't imagine going back to hand configuring their applications. About the
Book Spring Boot in Action is a developer-focused guide to writing applications using Spring
Boot. In it you'll learn how to bypass configuration steps so you can focus on your
application's behavior. Spring expert Craig Walls uses interesting and practical examples to
teach you both how to use the default settings effectively and how to override and customize
Spring Boot for your unique environment. Along the way you'll pick up insights from Craig's
years of Spring development experience. What's Inside Develop Spring apps more efficiently
Minimal to no configuration Runtime metrics with the Actuator Covers Spring Boot 1.3 About
the Reader Written for readers familiar with the Spring Framework. About the Author Craig
Walls is a software developer author of the popular book Spring in Action Fourth Edition and
a frequent speaker at conferences. Table of Contents Bootstarting Spring Developing your
first Spring Boot application Customizing configuration Testing with Spring Boot Getting Groovy
with the Spring Boot CLI Applying Grails in Spring Boot Taking a peek inside with the Actuator
Deploying Spring Boot applications APPENDIXES Spring Boot developer tools Spring Boot starters
Configuration properties Spring Boot dependencies
