Spring in Action: Covers Spring 4

Not sure why this gets such great reviews as it is a pretty disjointed out of context view of the Spring Framework.There are other books with less ratings that give usage in the context of a working application which is extremely relevant to developers having to familiarise with code in the workplace who are looking to refresh their skills after a long time on other areas or with varying degrees of experience.This book is not so easy to read as it lacks the continuity you would normally see in a working application. It is the kind of book predominant on here which appears to be prepared by an academic rather than someone teaching you a real world in-context view of the subject with explanations along the way which would be infinitely more useful to developers otherwise online help may be just as useful.

Good book especially if you want to learn the new annotations instead of XML for configuration. I wish they covered GWT, Vaadin and other such front end libraries and how they fit in and can be used.

A classic on the subject, but sadly the examples don't seem to have been checked for bugs. I contacted the author via the Manning website about this but he just got all defensive and was not at all helpful. I won't be buying any of his books again.

I'm a full stack software developer and I love this book it gets straight to the point. If you are new to Spring or finding your memory a little hazy this will get you up to speed in no time. Keep it on your desk! A great reference that is worth every cent on my opinion.

Very good written and updated. Even for new Java developers.A lot of code examples and best practices.NoSQL and messaging chapters very interesting.

best spring guide for the beginners and for the experienced developers too.

It's OK!

Very complete and useful