Master the foundations of the Spring Framework and learn how to build robust, scalable Java applications using the latest Spring Framework 7 and Java 25. This first volume takes you from Spring's core principles through advanced configuration techniques, aspect-oriented programming, data access, persistence, transactions, and reactive database programming.Based on the latest Spring Framework 7 release, this edition has been fully updated with modern Java features, enhanced reactive programming coverage, Spring AI examples, Spring Modulith concepts, and practical integrations with widely used technologies such as Hibernate, Jakarta Persistence, jOOQ, Testcontainers, and Spring Data.Through detailed explanations and real-world examples, you'll learn how Spring's dependency injection model, configuration approaches, and data access technologies work together to form the foundation of enterprise applications. By the end of this volume, you'll be equipped to design and implement the core application and persistence layers of modern cloud-native systems.What You Will Learn

• What's new in Spring Framework 7 and how to use it with Java 25
• Master dependency injection, inversion of control, and Spring configuration
• Apply aspect-oriented programming to enterprise applications
• Build data access layers with Spring JDBC, Hibernate, and Jakarta Persistence
• Implement transaction management effectively
• Use Spring Data repositories with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Develop reactive data-access solutions
• Integrate Spring with popular frameworks including Hibernate, jOOQ and Testcontainers.

Who This Book is for: 
Experienced Java and enterprise Java developers and programmers. Some experience with Spring is highly recommended.