Spring Framework (from IBM/DeveloperWorks)

Definition from its page at SourceForge: “Java/J2EE application framework based on [Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development] by Rod Johnson. Includes JavaBeans-based configuration, an AOP framework, declarative transaction management, JDBC and Hibernate support, and a web MVC framework.”

IBM DeveloperWorks has an interesting series about this framework:

• The Spring series, Part 1: Introduction to the Spring framework

Start to build lightweight, robust J2EE applications using Spring technology, with this first installment in a three-part introduction to the Spring framework.

• The Spring series, Part 2: When Hibernate meets Spring

Naveen Balani continues his Spring series with a how-to guide to integrating Hibernate transactions with Spring aspect-oriented programming (AOP). The result is a persistence framework you can count on.

• The Spring series, Part 3: Swing into Spring MVC

Learn how to develop MVC-based applications using the Spring framework, in this third installment of Naveen Balani's popular Spring series.