Developing with Spring Boot: speed and practicality

Among the programming frameworks we use most often at Brainy Labs is Spring Boot — let's discover why!

First, to talk about Spring Boot we need to take a step back and discuss Java, a programming language born in 1995 that remains one of the most widespread and appreciated for building enterprise web and desktop applications.

While Java is easy to use and even simpler to learn compared to other languages, as application complexity has grown, it has inevitably evolved over time, and the tools needed to develop, test, and deploy applications have changed dramatically.

It's in this scenario that Spring and Spring Boot carved out their space — frameworks for web application development that simplify and accelerate the creation of web apps.

The origin of Spring Boot

Spring Boot is a framework born from the experience of Spring, bringing further notable improvements to web application development. Spring Boot was designed as a modular framework where we choose which modules to use based on project or client requirements, ensuring remarkable flexibility in implementing the requested features.

Why choose Spring Boot

As in all fields, "reinventing the wheel" is never a good idea, and the reason is simple: you spend time and money looking for solutions to problems already solved and — not to be underestimated — validating them. Spring Boot provides a whole range of features necessary for building a web app, and some of the most interesting features that led us to adopt it are:

• The ability to leverage an embedded server such as Tomcat or Jetty, thus avoiding the use of dedicated external web servers;
• Easy configuration of modules and dependencies thanks to Maven and Spring Boot's "Starter" modules;
• "Convention over configuration": where possible, some configurations are handled by default by Spring without requiring further intervention from the developer, who can focus on the most important aspects of the application;
• Dependency Injection: the ability to automatically inject a class's dependencies, enabling more concise and readable code;

And you, have you ever tried this framework? If you're looking for a small company where you can grow your knowledge of web apps and Spring Boot microservices, Brainy Labs is the perfect fit for you: don't hesitate to send us your resume and let's get to know each other!