Spring Configuration (XML vs JavaConfig vs Annotations) | Spring Framework Series | Episode - 5
In this video, we break down the three major Spring configuration methods XML, JavaConfig, and Annotations — with live coding demos for each one.
You will learn:
✔ How Spring XML configuration works
✔ How to create beans with Java-based configuration
✔ How annotation-based configuration and component scanning work
✔ A complete comparison of all three approaches
✔ Which method you should use in 2025 and beyond
✔ Why JavaConfig + Annotations is the modern standard (especially for Spring Boot)
This video includes complete project structure, POM setup, bean creation, IOC container usage, Component Scan, @Configuration, @Bean, @Component, and more.