The Dawn of Modern Java Development
Spring Framework 4.0 - The Dawn of Modern Java Development The year 2014 marked a pivotal moment in Java development with the release of Spring Framework 4.0. As developers, we were finally getting the tools we needed to build truly modern applications. The introduction of Java 8 support wasn't just a checkbox feature—it fundamentally changed how we think about writing clean, maintainable code. What made Spring 4.0 special? The framework embraced lambda expressions and method references, making our code more readable than ever. Gone were the days of verbose anonymous inner classes for simple operations. Instead, we could write elegant, functional-style code that actually made sense to our business stakeholders. @RestController public class UserController { @Autowired private UserService userService; @RequestMapping(value = "/users", method = RequestMethod.GET) public List<U...