This Week in Spring - February 4th, 2025

Engineering | Josh Long | February 04, 2025 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's February 4th, 2025, as I write this. We are ten days away from Valentine's day, and about a month away from Devnexus. Lots to look forward to, in both the short term and the long term!

Let's dive right into this week's roundup!

This Week in Spring - January 28th, 2025

Engineering | Josh Long | January 28, 2025 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another rip-roarin' and exciting installment of This Week in Spring, wherein we look at the amazing week that was in the Spring community. And what a week it's been! In addition to tons of cool tooling and AI related stuff, this week saw the release of the first steps towards Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Boot 3.5. Spring Framework 7.0, of course, is also the foundation upon which Spring Boot 4.0 will be based. So, that's exciting! Let's dive right in!

Building Effective Agents with Spring AI (Part 1)

Engineering | Christian Tzolov | January 21, 2025 | ...

In a recent research publication: Building effective agents, Anthropic shared valuable insights about building effective Large Language Model (LLM) agents. What makes this research particularly interesting is its emphasis on simplicity and composability over complex frameworks. Let's explore how these principles translate into practical implementations using Spring AI.

Agent Systems

While the pattern descriptions and diagrams are sourced from Anthropic's original publication, we'll focus on how to implement these patterns using Spring AI's features for model portability and structured output. We recommend…

This Week in Spring - January 21st, 2025

Engineering | Josh Long | January 21, 2025 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another rip-roaring installment of This Week in Spring! It's time to dive into this week's wondrous roundup!

This Week in Spring - January 14th, 2025

Engineering | Josh Long | January 14, 2025 | ...

Hi, Spring fans, and greetings from the island of St. Barths! Salut depuis l'île de Saint-Barthélemy!

I'm on a bit of PTO and have been bouncing around from one beach to another with my family. I just landed on a winning combination for a beach: warm water, a restaurant/bar, and some for-pay seats with shade. There are precisely three things to do in such a cherished spot: use it as a launchpad for occasional dips in the sea, read, and sleep—usually in that order!

And you know what I've been reading? The wild and wacky antics of the Spring community, of course!

There's a ton of exciting news…

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