Top 10 Spring Boot Tricks Every Java Developer Should Know

Ramesh Fadatare

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Apr 22, 2025

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Spring Boot simplifies application development, but there’s more power under the hood than most developers realize. In this article, we’ll explore 10 tricks, each with a clear problem, a solution, code snippets, and real-world use cases — so you can write cleaner, more maintainable Spring Boot applications.

✅ 1. Use @ConfigurationProperties Instead of Scattered @Value

❌ Problem:

Using @Value for every config property leads to cluttered, unstructured configuration code.

@Value("${email.host}")
private String host;

@Value("${email.port}")
private int port;

✅ Solution:

Use @ConfigurationProperties to group properties into a single, type-safe bean.

@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "email")
@Component
public class EmailConfig {
    private String host;
    private int port;
    // getters and setters
}