Spring - Ecosystem and Core (Coursera)

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Spring - Ecosystem and Core (Coursera)

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.

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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.

Course 1 of 4 in the Spring Framework Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
What is Spring?
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

WEEK 2
Annotations and Java Config
Achieve Spring ApplicationContext configuration using Spring and Javax Annotations and Java Configuration Classes

WEEK 3
Externalize Configuration
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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