Spring Framework Tutorial

The Spring Framework is an open-source framework that can be used to develop Java applications with ease and at a rapid pace.

The framework's core features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for building web applications on top of the Java EE (Enterprise Edition) platform.

Spring provides a lightweight container that can be activated without using web server or application server software.

The Spring Framework is open source.

The Spring Framework is divided into three categories:

• Spring IOC (Inversion of Control)
• Spring AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming)
• Spring MVC (Model-View-Controller)