Spring Configuration Styles — Roadmap Step & Resources
XML config, Java-based @Configuration classes and annotation-driven configuration
- Level: intermediate
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Java + Spring Boot
Before this step
Study resources
- Guide to Spring @Configuration (Article) — Baeldung's guide comparing XML, Java-based and annotation-driven Spring configuration.
- Spring Configuration Styles Explained (Video) — Covers the different ways to configure a Spring application context.
Part of
- Spring Framework Fundamentals — section
- Java + Spring Boot roadmap — the full learning path