Spring Boot 2.3 - Cloud Native Optimization
The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything about how we work, and Spring Boot 2.3 arrived at exactly the right time with features that made remote development and cloud-native deployment smoother than ever. As teams scattered to home offices around the world, the need for efficient, containerized applications became more critical than ever. The addition of Cloud Native Buildpacks support eliminated the need for custom Dockerfiles in many cases. This was particularly valuable for remote teams where consistency across different development environments was crucial. bash # No Dockerfile needed! ./mvnw spring-boot:build-image # Custom configuration ./mvnw spring-boot:build-image \ -Dspring-boot.build-image.imageName=myregistry/myapp:latest \ -Dspring-boot.build-image.builder=paketobuildpacks/builder:base The enhanced graceful shutdown support became essential as teams deployed applications to cloud environments with aggressive resource management. No m...