<b>Summary</b><BR><BR>A developer-focused guide to writing applications using Spring Boot. You''ll learn how to bypass the tedious configuration steps so that you can concentrate on your application''s behavior.<BR><BR>Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.<BR><BR><b>About the Technology</b><BR>The Spring Framework simplifies enterprise Java development, but it does require lots of tedious configuration work. Spring Boot radically streamlines spinning up a Spring application. You get automatic configuration and a model with established conventions for build-time and runtime dependencies. You also get a handy command-line interface you can use to write scripts in Groovy. Developers who use Spring Boot often say that they can''t imagine going back to hand configuring their applications.<BR><b>About the Book</b><BR><BR><i>Spring Boot in Action</i> is a developer-focused guide to writing applications using Spring Boot. I