A Bootiful Podcast Spring Cloud lead Spencer Gibb
Sep 18, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Spencer Gibb, the lead of Spring Cloud and a longtime contributor to the Spring community, shares exciting insights from SpringOne 2025. He dives into the new Spring Framework API versioning, explaining semantic ranges and enhancements in Boot auto-configuration. Spencer also outlines the Spring Cloud roadmap, highlighting upcoming release milestones and the integration of functions with the Gateway. His expertise illuminates the future of Spring technologies, making this a must-listen for developers!
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20 Million Passwords Migrated
- A credit card company reported migrating almost 20 million passwords after hearing a Spring Security talk.
- Spencer and Josh highlighted that small improvements in libraries can produce massive real-world impact.
Built-In Gradual API Versioning
- Spring Framework now includes built-in API versioning that works across WebFlux, WebMVC, annotation and functional styles.
- The feature auto-selects the highest compatible version and supports ranges like "1.1+" for gradual endpoint evolution.
Configure Versioning Per Endpoint
- Configure versioning in Spring Boot via properties and choose path, header, query, or media-type styles.
- Apply versioning endpoint-by-endpoint so you only change the endpoints that need incompatible updates.