Spring MVC vs Spring Boot: Differences and Advantages of Spring Boot

        In this post, we will discuss the differences between Spring MVC and Spring Boot. We will also explore the advantages of Spring Boot.

Definitions:-

• Spring Boot

         Spring Boot makes it easy to quickly bootstrap and develop Spring-based applications. It eliminates much of the boilerplate code and hides much of the underlying complexity, allowing developers to get started quickly and focus on building their applications.

• Spring MVC

       This is not an entirely fair comparison because Spring MVC and Spring Boot serve different purposes. Spring MVC is a web framework for building web applications, whereas Spring Boot is designed to simplify the development of Spring-based applications.

In a traditional Spring MVC application, developers need to configure many components manually through XML files or Java configuration classes. As a result, a significant amount of manual configuration and boilerplate code is required.

Difference between Spring MVC and Spring Boot 

Advantages Of Spring Boot:--

• It makes it easy to develop Spring-based applications using Java or Groovy. It also reduces developers' effort through its opinionated default configuration approach.

• It minimizes the need to write boilerplate code, XML configuration, and excessive annotations, ultimately improving productivity and reducing development time.

• It integrates seamlessly with the Spring ecosystem, including Spring ORM, Spring JDBC, Spring Security, Spring Data, and many other Spring projects.

• It simplifies web application testing by providing support for embedded HTTP servers such as Tomcat, Jetty, and Undertow.

• It provides a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool for developing and testing Spring Boot applications.

• It offers a variety of Maven and Gradle plugins that simplify building, running, and testing Spring Boot applications.

• It provides excellent support for working with embedded and in-memory databases, making development and testing easier.

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