The Spring framework was created with a very specific goal in mind: to make
developing J2EE applications easier. Along the same lines, Spring in Action was
written to make learning how to use Spring easier. Our goal is not to give you
a blow-by-blow listing of Spring APIs. Instead, we hope to present the Spring
framework in a way that is most relevant to a J2EE developer by providing
practical code examples from real-world experience.
Since Spring is a modular framework, this book was written in the same
way. We recognize that not all developers have the same needs. Some may
want to learn the Spring framework from the ground up, while others may
want to pick and choose different topics and go at their own pace. That way,
the book can act as a tool for learning Spring for the first time as well as a
guide and reference for those wanting to dig deeper into specific features.
