Over 100 hands-on recipes to build Spring web applications easily and efficientlyAbout This BookBuild full-featured web applications with Spring MVCUse Spring 4 Java configuration style to write less codeLearn how to use dependency injection and aspect-oriented programming to write compartmentalized and testable codeWho This Book Is ForThis book is for you if you have some experience with Java and web development (not necessarily in Java) and want to become proficient quickly with Spring.What You Will LearnInstall Maven and Tomcat and create a Spring MVC web applicationDisplay, validate, and process formsQuery a database with minimal codeAuthenticate users and manage their rolesBuild REST, Java RMI, and Hessian web servicesCreate and schedule batch jobsOffer customized page layouts to mobiles and tabletsExchange data with Facebook and TwitterIn DetailSpring is the most popular Java web framework. It makes it easy to efficiently build modular and testable web applications by using the Model-View-Controller paradigm and dependency injection.Using this practical guide, you'll learn how to build a full-featured web application step-by-step, but with high efficiency using the latest improvements in Spring 4. Starting with the installation of Java, Maven, and Tomcat, you'll go on to create a basic MVC web application. You'll then add a database, forms, and user authentication, and learn how to handle mobile devices and integrate with Facebook and Twitter. Next, you will be introduced to unit testing, web services, and aspect-oriented programming.