Could HTMX be the glue that finally delivers on the promise of Java-centric Ajax? Let's find out with this example app based on HTMX, Spring Boot, and Thymeleaf.

Get ready to deploy the Spring Java and React application to production, using MongoDB Atlas, Vercel for the React front end, and a Spring VM to host the back end.

Spring Boot 3 & Spring Framework 6, due in late 2022, will have built-in support for native Java. For Spring Framework 5.x & Spring Boot 2.x, Spring Native is the way to go.

The first Java project task is to choose a framework. Here's how to select which one is right for your needs: Spring, Jakarta EE, Quarkus or another option.