Comment by Mashimo

6 hours ago

Mhh, interesting.

I want to learn Java spring, and probably let ai help me / quiz me. I will take a look into the skills for inspiration.

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tomaytotomato  26 minutes ago

I am a Java dev and Spring user for about 10 years now.

If you want to learn how Spring framework and Spring boot works, the best thing to do is build your own library and then learn to add it to a new spring boot service.

https://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-custom-starter

Depending on which AI tool you are using, you can also get it to debrief what it is doing and what layer of the Spring architecture it is using (lifecycle, bean scope, is it using auth/messaging/data middleware etc)

Also here is a service I have built with Claude code along with a sample Spring boot service

https://github.com/tomaytotomato/spring-data-solr-lazarus

It is a demo to show that I could get Apache Solr working in the latest version of Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4. There is a sample application in there for a bookstore you can play around with.

ramon156  5 hours ago

Is there a reason why making a spring app and learning hands-on is not feasible?

I know I sometimes get demotivated mid-way, but that also tells me it might not be worth the investment

  • Mashimo  1 hour ago

    It's feasible, but I want to try to learn something new with an Ai tutor. See how that goes.

    I want to make an spring app, but instead of looking everything up on Google, I can ask the Ai with context and maybe give me an learning plan that fits my needs

  • imtringued  5 hours ago

    Spring is reasonably easy to learn. The hard part is knowing where beans are defined, because Spring doesn't make that easy at all. Anyone and anything can define new beans in any library you pull.

    I still don't see why AI would be mandatory. It's helpful, yes, but not mandatory.

    • satao  3 hours ago

      is that why navigating a Spring codebase is so confusing? I'm jumping through implementations and definitions and whatever without ever reaching the actual business logic most of the time

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