Spring Boot and REST API Web Development

Modern Java backend development relies heavily on Spring Boot to construct robust web applications and web services. This text-based course guides you step by step through building server-side applications using the modern Java ecosystem. You will learn how to structure Spring Boot projects, manage data persistence, work with dynamic templates, and containerize your applications for modern workflows. What you'll learn: Understand foundational Spring Boot components, dependency injection, and application configuration. Design and implement stateless REST APIs using standard conventions and OpenAPI documentation. Work with relational databases using Spring Data JPA and manage schema changes through database migrations. Render web pages using server-side template engines for integrated applications. Package and run applications inside Docker containers for consistent development environments. Apply Git version control workflows to manage backend codebases effectively. The course begins with essential backend terminology and core architecture principles before moving into hands-on code examples and database integration. This program is ideal for beginners and aspiring backend developers with basic Java knowledge who want to build real-world web applications. Start reading today and gain practical backend engineering skills with Spring Boot.