Java framework recommendations

[Billy Pilgrim]

I recently learned how to use Java, and as a project I am interested in creating a simple backend for a webapp with java to be hosted on heroku. I am planning on the webpages being written in HTML, or possibly React.js. I have started off using Java servlets and Tomcat and am wondering whether there is a better solution.

[elpiop]

spring boot

[Billy Pilgrim]

36 minutes ago, elpiop said:

spring boot

Is there an advantage to using this over other variants of spring?

[Eigenvektor]

1 hour ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Is there an advantage to using this over other variants of spring?

What "variants" are you talking about? Pretty much anything that starts with "Spring" is a component of Spring Boot that offers specific functionality that you can integrate into your application, if you need it.

[elpiop]

Without going into much detail, spring boot basically adds some dependencies to simplify the application setup and configuration. If you just used Spring there is more manual set up you need to do. 

[Hi P]

1 hour ago, Eigenvektor said:

What "variants" are you talking about? Pretty much anything that starts with "Spring" is a component of Spring Boot that offers specific functionality that you can integrate into your application, if you need it.

He probably meant the Spring Framework and Spring Boot

 

3 hours ago, elpiop said:

spring boot

Definitely this one

[Billy Pilgrim]

14 hours ago, elpiop said:

spring boot

 

11 hours ago, Hi P said:

Definitely this one

 

Do either of you have any recommendations for a tutorial or setup guide?

[Eigenvektor]

1 hour ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Do either of you have any recommendations for a tutorial or setup guide?

They have a number of good ones on their website: https://spring.io/guides

 

They are mostly sorted by topic, so search for whatever you want to do and there's good chance they have a guide for it.

[Hi P]

2 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Do either of you have any recommendations for a tutorial or setup guide?

I personally suggest this course

https://www.udemy.com/course/spring-hibernate-tutorial/

 

Easily one of the most chill and knowledgeable instructors I've seen

[elpiop]

3 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

 

 

Do either of you have any recommendations for a tutorial or setup guide?

https://start.spring.io/ for initial project setup