Overview of Spring Framework ecosystem versions
The Spring ecosystem consists of several key projects designed to simplify Java application development:
- Spring: A layered, lightweight open-source framework. Major versions include 1.0 (2004), 2.0 (2006), 3.0 (2009), 4.0 (2013), and 5.0 (2017).
- Spring MVC: A web framework used as an alternative to servlets, evolving from early Struts integrations.
- Spring Boot: Designed to simplify the creation, running, debugging, and deployment of Spring applications. Version 2.7 was the final 2.x release; version 3.0 was released around November 2022.
- Spring Cloud: Provides patterns for distributed systems, primarily split into Netflix and Alibaba implementation standards.