SpringOne 2020 Spring Tools 4: Bootiful Spring Tooling for the Masses Martin Lippert, Senior Principal Software Engineer at VMware

1. Spring Tools 4
Bootiful Spring Tooling for the Masses
September 2–3, 2020
springone.io
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3. Spring Tools 4
Built for modern application development
based on Spring Boot
deep understanding of your Spring code
super quick navigation / overviews
easy getting started experience
unique combination of source code and runtime information
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https://spring.io/tools

4. Spring Tools 4
Most comprehensive + most widely used
completely free Spring Tooling
fully open-source
freely available
ready-to-use distributions
plugins for existing tools
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https://spring.io/tools

5. Spring Tools 4
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desktop-class IDEs lightweight editors cloud-based tools
Eclipse Visual Studio Code Theia
runs on
https://spring.io/tools

6. Spring Tools 4
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Built on a modern foundation
Language Server Protocol
https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/
implemented as a "language" server for Spring
open to all kind of environments and "clients"

7. Live Demo

8. Still have Spring XML config?
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9. Outlook
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10. Outlook
Spring Tools 4
• shipping updates about every 4 weeks
• always on top of the latest versions (Eclipse, VSCode, Theia)
Spring Tool Suite 3.9.x
• still receives minimal maintenance updates
• EOL soon – we need your feedback – what is missing in Spring Tools 4?
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11. Stay Connected.
Conference Slack
#session-spring-tools-4-bootiful-spring-tooling-for-the-masses
https://spring.io/tools
https://github.com/spring-projects/sts4
@springtools4
Martin Lippert
@martinlippert
lippertm@vmware.com
#springone@springone