In this course students will learn the why the Spring Framework is one of the dominant Java development Frameworks. the course covers a variety of techniques for Java Object Dependency Injection using various forms of configuration data i.e. XML, Annotations and Java Configuration Classes with Factory Methods. Configurations will be enhanced with Expression Languages and Conditional Beans that are available based off certain conditions like development environment i.e. test and production. Students will build an extensive application iteratively in a succession of hands on labs.



Spring - Ecosystem and Core
This course is part of Spring Framework Specialization

Instructor: Derek Parsons
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There are 3 modules in this course
Identify the motivation for the Spring Framework in Enterprise Application Development, Implement a Spring Inversion of Control Container and use Dependency Injection techniques using XML meta-data configurations
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10 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt3 ungraded labs2 plugins
Achieve Spring ApplicationContext configuration using Spring and Javax Annotations and Java Configuration Classes
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7 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt2 ungraded labs2 plugins
Utilize Expressions in Spring Configurations by either Expression Language for literal injection or Spring Expression Language (SPEL) for a more dynamic installation. Provide Conditionals for selective inclusion of beans in a configuration.
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5 videos2 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts2 ungraded labs2 plugins
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Reviewed on Jan 31, 2023
strongly recommended for those who want to have a fundamental understanding of bean and application context.
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2025
It is so good for me. I learnt lot of through this.
Reviewed on Jul 22, 2022
Course is looking good but the solution videos is not good.
Recommended if you're interested in Computer Science
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