Spring is a lightweight Java/J2EE application
framework based on code published in "Expert
One-on-One J2EE Design and Development"
by Rod Johnson. It includes powerful
JavaBeans-based configuration management
applying Inversion-of-Control principles, a
generic abstraction layer for transaction
management allowing for pluggable
transaction managers, a JDBC abstraction
layer, integration with Hibernate, JDO, Apache
OJB, and iBATIS SQL Maps, AOP functionality,
and a flexible MVC Web application framework
with multiple view technologies. There is also a .NET port available.
