Spring 3 provides the ability to use a Java based configuration file, as opposed to using those monolithic XML configuration files that everyone hates. However, it doesn't have to be a complete ...

The introduction of Spring annotations such as @Bean and @Component, which greatly simplify how to provision and autowire Spring managed beans, triggered a mass exodus from XML-based Spring ...

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