I hate Spring (the Java framework)

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  1. spring-fu

    Configuration DSLs for Spring Boot

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  3. initializr

    A quickstart generator for Spring projects

    This article seems to attract Spring sceptics or even haters. Spring is not that bad.

    First, XML configuration in Spring is mostly a thing of the past. Most applications are configured with annotations and component scan these days. While it is true that there is some magic in it, it is relatively rare to cause problems. With proper tooling like IntelliJ Ultimate it is mostly easy to manage and understand. If that still feels too magical, you can use a Java API to manage your classes: https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/current/referen... Even nicer in the Kotlin edition: https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/5.0.0.RELEASE/s...

    > Importing other Spring files

    That sounds like mixing different projects or poor API design.

    > Spring is now so complex that it has it's own framework, Spring Boot

    That is not true as such. Spring Boot is not an abstraction over the Spring Framework. It is more a convenience layer with useful defaults and some auto-configuration.

    From my experience Spring brings some advantages:

    - Quick start with https://start.spring.io/

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