"The Diya A Guide to Masterful Spring Boot Development." 📘 Book Plan: The Diya A Guide to Masterful Spring Boot Development Part I: The Foundation - Beginner Spring Boot (Chapters 0-5) This section establishes a solid understanding of modern Java backend principles, the Spring Core philosophy, and the productivity features of Spring Boot to build a basic RESTful API. Chapter No. Chapter Title Chapter Summary & Learning Objectives 0 Setting the Stage: Java, APIs, and the Modern Backend Summary: Prerequisite chapter covering the necessary context. Objectives: Understand the client-server model , the role of the backend, essential Java 8+ features (Lambdas, Streams), the structure of HTTP requests/responses , and the JSON format for data transfer. 1 Introduction to Spring Boot and Modern Java Development Summary: Introducing the Spring ecosystem and setting up the first project. Objectives: Understand the problems Spring Boot solves. Use the Spring Initializr to gen...