My Journey into Spring Boot

Spring Boot has been a game-changer for me in my journey as a backend developer. Starting with a curiosity to build robust and scalable backend applications, I decided to dive into the world of Spring Boot.

At first, I explored the fundamentals of the Spring Framework, learning about dependency injection, annotations, and the core concepts of Java-based application development. With a solid foundation, transitioning to Spring Boot felt seamless.

Spring Boot's simplicity and power amazed me. Its built-in features like auto-configuration, embedded servers, and production-ready tools significantly accelerated my development process. I started by creating small REST APIs to understand the framework's workings and eventually progressed to developing fully functional backend applications.

My journey began with two basic projects: Daily Diary and E-Commerce App. In My Diary, I built a personal diary application with CRUD functionality, user authentication, and MongoDB for data storage. In E-Commerce Apps, I implemented a scalable backend with user authentication (Basic Auth and OAuth), product management, and order processing.

Along the way, I integrated Spring Security to implement both Basic Authentication and OAuth for secure access control. For data persistence, I used MongoDB, which allowed me to handle unstructured and semi-structured data efficiently. In the future, I plan to expand my expertise by working with SQL databases, enabling me to handle relational data and advanced queries seamlessly.

Spring Boot has opened up endless possibilities, and I'm excited to continue exploring its capabilities as I work on more challenging backend development projects.