Spring Boot 2.0 Web Applications

Explore the new generation of Spring Boot applications in this 47-minute conference talk from Spring I/O 2018 in Barcelona. Dive into Spring Boot 2.0 and learn how to leverage the new Spring WebFlux reactive web framework. Watch as Stéphane Nicoll and Brian Clozel demonstrate live coding to create a WebFlux application, showcasing key Boot features like Actuator and Developer Tools. Discover the improvements and new features in Spring Boot 2.0, including reactive web endpoints and new HTTP runtimes such as Netty. Understand the two variants of Spring WebFlux: the familiar annotation-based approach similar to MVC and the new functional variant called "WebFlux.fn". Learn how the Spring team applies the popular "convention over configuration" approach to WebFlux, covering auto-configuration, customization through properties and interfaces, Actuator and Developer Tools support, and integration with the Spring ecosystem including Spring Data and Spring Security. Access the GitHub repository for hands-on exploration of the demonstrated smart meter application.