BackendTable-stakesAround since 2014
Spring Boot
Also written as SpringBoot
A layer on top of the Spring Framework that auto-configures most of the setup work, letting developers get a Java backend running with minimal manual wiring.
Think of it like
Like a car that comes fully assembled from the factory, versus Spring's box of parts you'd otherwise have to bolt together yourself.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Knows that '@SpringBootApplication' makes things work without knowing why.
Senior sounds like
Understands what the auto-configuration is actually doing under the hood, and has diagnosed a time it did something unexpected.
Ask them
“Tell me about a time Spring Boot's auto-configuration did something you didn't expect, and how you diagnosed it.”