Spring + Kotlin = Modern + Reactive + Productive by James Ward , Josh Long

Learn how to write modern, reactive, and productive code with Kotlin and Spring Boot 3. Discover how to leverage GraalVM, R2DBC, and Spring Security to build a powerful web application.

Key takeaways

Spring + Kotlin = Modern, Reactive, Productive
Use Kotlin to write modern, reactive, and productive code
Spring Boot 3 assumes Java 17 baseline
GraalVM is a phenomenal piece of technology for native images
Kotlin is pliable and works great with everything
Kotlin has been adopted and embraced by the Spring ecosystem
Kotlin Data Classes are a great way to define simple data classes
Use R2DBC CRUD Repository to create a reactive CRUD repository
Use coroutines on top of R2DBC CRUD Repository
Use Spring Data to simplify data access
Use Gradle to build and run the application
Use IntelliJ to develop and debug the application
Use Spring Boot 3 to create a web application
Use Kotlin to write the web application
Use GraalVM to create a native image of the web application
Use Kotlin to write a REST client
Use Spring Data to simplify data access
Use R2DBC CRUD Repository to create a reactive CRUD repository
Use coroutines on top of R2DBC CRUD Repository
Use Spring Security to secure the web application
Use Spring Cloud Gateway to create a gateway for the web application
Use Spring Boot 3 to create a web application
Use Kotlin to write the web application
Use GraalVM to create a native image of the web application

Spring + Kotlin = Modern + Reactive + Productive by James Ward , Josh Long

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