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What does spring mean in reference to Spring Framework? I don't think that this just the favorite season of its author)

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Shikarn-O Avatar asked Apr 05 '11 09:04

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You may get the history here.

Fortunately Yann stepped up with a suggestion: "Spring". His reasoning was association with nature (having noticed that I’d trekked to Everest Base Camp in 2000); and the fact that Spring represented a fresh start after the "winter" of traditional J2EE.

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Lee Chee Kiam Avatar answered Oct 06 '22 23:10

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