Spring Framework - Core & Web Development

Overview

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Build job-ready backend applications with this Java Spring Framework Course focused on the Core Spring Framework and real-world web development. In this hands-on Spring Framework course, you will develop applications using Spring Framework Dependency Injection, implement Inversion of Control (IoC) with the Spring IoC Container, and configure applications using Spring Annotations, Java-based configuration, and Spring Profiles. You will build web applications with Spring MVC, create REST controllers, handle form submissions, apply Bean Validation, and implement global exception handling for clean API responses. Through practical exercises, you will configure Spring using XML and annotation-based configuration, map URLs with @Controller and @RequestMapping, manage dependencies with Maven, and structure maintainable backend systems. This course bridges learn Java programming fundamentals with professional Spring and Spring Boot development practices. By the end of this Spring MVC course, you will build structured web applications, implement dependency injection, validate user input, and design production-ready backend APIs — skills required for modern Java backend roles. This course is ideal for Java developers, backend engineers, and learners pursuing a Java full stack developer course who want to learn Spring Framework online and advance their careers in enterprise application development.

Syllabus

Spring Core & Dependency Injection

This module introduces the foundational concepts of the Spring Framework and explains how Spring simplifies Java application development through inversion of control and dependency injection. Learners explore beans, their lifecycle, and different injection techniques, while also understanding how Spring discovers and manages components through configuration and scanning. The module establishes the mental model required to work effectively with the Spring container.

Configuring Spring Applications

This module builds on Spring Core fundamentals by introducing advanced capabilities used in real-world applications. Learners work with externalized configuration, environment-specific profiles, and aspect-oriented programming to separate cross-cutting concerns. The module also covers essential Spring utilities such as events, bean post-processing, and scopes to deepen understanding of Spring’s internal behavior.

Building Web Apps with Spring MVC

This module introduces Spring MVC architecture and the mechanisms that enable request routing and response handling in web applications. Learners gain a clear understanding of the DispatcherServlet workflow, controller types, routing annotations, and request-response binding. The module emphasizes REST principles and prepares learners to build clean and predictable HTTP APIs.

Validation & Error Handling

This module focuses on building production-ready REST APIs using Spring MVC, emphasizing correctness, validation, and consistency. Learners implement full CRUD operations, enforce input validation using standard and custom validators, and handle errors centrally to produce clean and consumer-friendly API responses.