Spring 3 into REST

REST as an architectural approach is greatly simplified through the selection of framework or tool to help with the tedious and repetitive template style that it demands. Until recently, some of the best approaches where through frameworks that required the use of languages other than Java, such as Rails or Grails. In the Java space, the choices were limited. The newly released Spring 3 changes that. One of the most significant changes in Spring 3 is it’s support for REST, which includes client as well as server support.

This session will start with a 5-minute explanation of REST answering the why question. Then we’ll dive down into Spring 3 annotations, which are used to support the build out of a REST based system. This will include discussions on suggested approaches. Along the way tools for testing out REST solutions will be discussed and demonstrated. The session is rounded out with the use of the restTemplate, leveraging REST from the client perspective.

About Ken Sipe

Ken is a distributed application engineer. Ken has worked with Fortune 500 companies to small startups in the roles of developer, designer, application architect and enterprise architect. Ken's current focus is on containers, container orchestration, high scale micro-service design and continuous delivery systems.

Ken is an international speaker on the subject of software engineering speaking at conferences such as JavaOne, JavaZone, Great Indian Developer Summit (GIDS), and The Strange Loop. He is a regular speaker with NFJS where he is best known for his architecture and security hacking talks. In 2009, Ken was honored by being awarded the JavaOne Rockstar Award at JavaOne in SF, California and the JavaZone Rockstar Award at JavaZone in Oslo, Norway as the top ranked speaker.

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