What's New in Spring Boot 2.0
summary
Spring Boot 2.0 moves the Java baseline to Java 8 baseline, upgrades to Spring Framework 5 and adds first-class reactive support via WebFlux + Netty (also works with Tomcat/Jetty/Undertow), replaces legacy metrics with Micrometer + Prometheus integrations, and rewrites actuators to use @Endpoint with tech-independent read/write/delete operations plus web/JMX extensions (works with Jersey and reactive health indicators). Configuration binding fixes list/set behavior, adds origin tracking and Duration support, and a properties migrator helps upgrades. Security auto-configuration is simplified with a single WebSecurityConfigurer and OAuth caveats remain.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Agenda
- 1:32Java Base Line
- 2:24Spring Framework 5
- 2:41Reactive Spring
- 3:37Nonblocking Spring
- 4:50Nonblocking Spring Demo
- 12:27Reactive String
- 13:13Micrometer
- 14:03Micrometer Demo
- 17:20Configuration Properties
- 17:47Demo
- 24:22Duration properties
- 28:39Environment variables
- 30:47Actuator Endpoints
- 37:14Recap
- 38:03Health Endpoint
- 38:44Security








