The Spring Framework in an open source applicaiton framework for Java. This framework has taken the Java software community by storm. Its popularity continues to rise and expand to other development communities like .NET. Spring provides the technology to develop everything from small, stand-along applications to large, complex, enterprise systems out of simple POJOs (plain old Java objects).
In this class, students are exposed to the light-weight Spring container, configuration, foundational API, and general Spring architecture. Students also learn Spring MVC. Spring MVC is Spring's Model 2 framework for developing Web applications. Not just a class that focuses on theory, this course is loaded with practical labs and deals with configuration, maintenance and architectural issues. After taking this class, developers will immediately be able to utilize the Spring Framework (version 3) in their new or existing applications.
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Added by cheryldubbels on March 17, 2011