S3E14 - Spring Boot Frontends

In this episode of Spring Office Hours, the hosts dive into the frontend development options for Spring Boot applications. They discuss a range of JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte, along with Java-based technologies such as Vaadin, JavaServer Faces, and the Google Web Toolkit. The conversation also covers full-stack frameworks like Hilla and JHipster, as well as template engines including Thymeleaf, Mustache, Groovy, and FreeMarker. They highlight the benefits of HTMX for progressive enhancement, touch on WebAssembly and JavaFX, and stress the need to consider team skills, project requirements like SEO and content type, and maintainability when selecting a technology. The discussion examines the trade-offs between monolithic and microservices architectures, as well as the growing significance of monorepos. The episode wraps up with an invitation for listeners to share their own experiences with frontend development in Spring Boot.