What are prerequisites for learning Spring framework?

Learning the Spring Framework: Prerequisites and Audiences Before starting with Spring, one should have good knowledge of Java and should be comfortable in writing Java code. Also, the basic working and understanding of Eclipse or Java Netbeans should be familiar, as well.

Can I learn spring boot without learning spring?

Spring Boot is built on Spring. You can’t use Spring Boot without Spring at all. However, you can choose your path of learning. It is indeed possible, and I also recommend that you start with Spring Boot and then gradually learn the essentials of Spring.

Should I learn Spring first or hibernate?

I would suggest learning Spring before Hibernate because it is much easier to learn if you stick to the core and maybe WebMVC, which is what I would recommend. Spring grew quite a bit in the last releases but the core is still simple and easy to understand.

What are the basic prerequisites for learning Spring Framework?

As per my knowledge, basic prerequisites for learning Spring Framework would be: As Spring is a Java Framework, you mandatorily should have the knowledge of the above two. Well, as you said you already learned Core Java, I would suggest you to learn Advanced Java also. Since Spring is basically used in JEE application development.

How do I integrate JAX-RS with spring?

Just put your JAX-RS (I’m using Jersey 2) annotations on a class, annotate that class with @Component to make it a Spring bean, and you have full JAX-RS support with Spring dependency injection. So Spring hasn’t reinvented the wheel by implementing JAX-RS itself, but integrates very easily with Jersey for example.

What is the JAX-RS specification?

JAX-RS JAX-RS is a specificationfor implementing REST web services in Java, currently defined by the JSR-370. It is part of the Java EE technologies, currently defined by the JSR 366.

Is there any JAX-RS framework that is compatible with Spring MVC?

There are various opensource frameworks (like Jersey) which supports “JAX-RS” and can be integrated with Spring. However, just in case you want to compare the Spring MVC with Jersey then below is the comparison. I personally support Jersey over SPring MVC as Spring MVC is not originally meant for webservices but for UI application.