1.4. What’s new in Spring

It’s been almost three years since I wrote the second edition of this book, and a lot has happened in the intervening time. The Spring Framework has seen two significant releases, each bringing new features and improvements to ease application development. And several of the other members of the Spring portfolio have undergone major changes.

We’ll cover many of these changes throughout this book. But for now, let’s briefly size up what’s new in Spring.