spring boot

Spring Boot Jumpstart: Essentials

Learn Spring Boot 4 from scratch. Master Inversion of Control, professional architecture, and make your application production-ready with profiles and Actuator.

Expected Outcome

A deep understanding of how Spring Boot 4 handles architecture, dependencies (DI), environment configurations, and how the application is monitored in production.

Target Audience

Java developers seeking a fast and in-depth introduction to Spring Boot 4 to understand the framework's core and build scalable architecture from day one.

Prerequisites

Strong Java experience equivalent to 'Java Foundations: Fast-track' is required to quickly absorb the framework.

Curriculum & Highlights

Spring Boot 4 Core
Inversion of Control (IoC)
Dependency Injection (DI)
Application Architecture
Spring Profiles (Dev/Prod)
Spring Boot Actuator
Externalized Configuration
Enterprise Logging (SLF4J)

Challenges we address

"How do Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection actually work under the hood?"

"How do I build and structure a professional and scalable architecture in Spring Boot?"

"How do I make my application production-ready with profiles, logging, and Actuator?"

Detailed Description
When Spring Boot's auto-configuration is allowed to remain a 'black box,' uncertainty often arises during debugging and further development in larger projects. Building sustainable systems in modern environments requires a fundamental insight into how the framework's core actually works, how architecture should be structured, and how the essential parts of the application context connect. In this workshop, we demystify Spring Boot 4 through Active Learning pedagogy, where theory is mixed with immediate practical application. We establish a professional layered architecture from scratch to fully understand Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI)—the absolute most important heart of the Spring ecosystem. The goal is to provide the team with a solid foundation that allows them to make confident architectural decisions in their professional daily work. We explore the management of 'beans' and external configurations by observing how the framework dynamically wires our components together without hardcoded dependencies. During the workshop, we also take the application into the real Enterprise world. We configure professional logging, use Spring Profiles to seamlessly switch between development and production environments, and expose vital health data and metrics via Spring Boot Actuator. Actlea's core philosophy is that Spring Boot's magic is its greatest asset, but only when it is transparent to the developer. Experience shows that a clear understanding of the framework's foundations is the single most important factor in quickly scaling up a team's delivery capacity without building technical debt. This workshop serves as the essential starting point for the team to confidently evaluate and implement robust backend systems.
Recommendation & Next Steps

With the basics and architecture in place, we recommend a deep dive into the web layer in our workshop 'RESTful APIs with Spring Boot'.

Format Workshop
Duration 1 day
Level Foundational
Instructor Andreas Olsson
Price per group $2,900

Standard price per group (up to 12 participants) for remote delivery. Additional costs apply for onsite delivery.

Tech Stack
Spring Boot 4 Architecture IoC Actuator Profiles Essentials
Andreas Olsson

Your Instructor

Andreas Olsson

Expertise through Active Learning

Java and the Spring Framework have been my core focus for over 20 years. Today, my mission is primarily to help organizations step into the future by integrating intelligent agents and AI-driven features into modern Java systems.

Actlea stands for Active Learning – the philosophy that programming is best learned by writing code, not by watching slides. My workshops focus on intensive, hands-on exercises designed to solve real-world problems.

I deliver proven training concepts globally across all timezones. While I specialize in remote delivery, I love to travel for onsite workshops. My modules are ready for immediate impact but can be tailored to your team's specific requirements.

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