The most common questions I always get, by far, are variations on:

• “How do I get started/productive with Spring/Spring Boot?” 
• “Do I need to learn Spring first, or can I just learn Spring Boot?”
• “Is Spring Boot different than Spring?"

In the last few years, most Spring applications are, of course, built with Spring Boot, thanks to the huge boost in productivity that it brings and the simplified configuration.
My intro-level course - “Learn Spring” covers the basics of the Spring core framework with a strong focus on learning Boot. So, we’ll use Spring Boot to develop the application in the course, but also dive into the behind-the-scenes to understand how this works. 

If you want to get started on your Spring journey and you’re not sure which course to pick, “Learn Spring” is a great first step.
From there, you can continue with the persistence, REST, or security courses, depending on what your next focus is.

All the courses are now available at a discount during Black Friday: all Baeldung Courses - 33% off!
 
Cheers,
Eugen


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P.S. And if the full suite of courses is the way to go, have a look at All Access - I created that to make enrolling in all courses a lot more accessible.