Foreword

The first time I used JHipster was in 2013. I was an independent consultant at the time, and I used JHipster to demonstrate to my client that you could quickly generate an AngularJS and Spring Boot application. I liked the project so much that I decided to write a mini-book about JHipster for InfoQ. As part of my writing process, I developed a sample application and found bugs in JHipster. I reported these bugs to the project, sometimes with fixes.

JHipster is an incredible project. It gives Java developers the opportunity to generate applications that use modern JavaScript frameworks for their UI, while also using the Spring frameworks they know and love on the backend. The project started as an application generator and has gradually morphed into a development platform that makes it possible to create, build, and deploy both monoliths and microservices. Not only that, but it follows many of its dependent project's best practices. Simply put, it creates code for you, allows you to concentrate on your business logic, and makes your development experience fantastic.

Deepu has been a joy to work with ever since I started reporting issues to JHipster. Not only does he know Angular and React exceptionally well, but he also knows the internals of Yeoman and Node, which helps the project keep its momentum. Whenever there's a new major version of JHipster, Deepu is the one who seems to work the hardest and commit the most code.

I met Sendil Kumar N through the JHipster project as well. Sendil was an instrumental figure in migrating from AngularJS to Angular (initially called Angular 2) in 2016 and optimizing our webpack configuration. He's also been crucial to JHipster's React support and is also a fun guy to be around. I recall fondly meeting him for the first time at Devoxx Belgium 2017.

Deepu and Sendil are staples in the JHipster community, and I'm sure this book will not disappoint you. Both of them always go the extra mile to deliver exceptional code, and I expect the same from their writing.

Become a hip Java Developer and build awesome apps with JHipster!

Matt Raible

Web Developer, Java Champion, and Developer Advocate at Okta
Denver, Colorado, USA