Spring Framework FAQ: Top Questions

Spring Boot simplifies dependency management by providing opinionated starter POMs that aggregate common libraries and configurations for specific use cases.

📘 Features:

• Starters like spring-boot-starter-web or spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.
• Managed dependency versions via Spring Boot BOM.
• Reduces XML configuration and version conflicts.

📥 Example (Maven):

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
  <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>

🏆 Expected Output:

Auto-configures Tomcat, Jackson, Spring MVC, and more for REST development.

🛠️ Use Cases:

• Rapid project setup.
• Less boilerplate and configuration management.