Stop Struggling With APIs — Build One in Minutes (Kotlin + Spring Boot)
🚀 Welcome to Chapter 1 of Journey to Microservices!
In this episode, we kick things off by building your first RESTful API using Spring Boot and Kotlin.
You'll learn how to:
Set up a new Spring Boot project
Create a simple Users endpoint
Use application.properties for configuration
Apply basic dependency injection
Handle errors gracefully
Speed up development with GitHub Copilot
This chapter lays the foundation for the microservices we'll build in the coming episodes. Whether you're new to backend development or just diving into microservices, this is a great place to start!
📌 Tools used:
Spring Boot · Kotlin · Maven · IntelliJ IDEA · GitHub Copilot
💬 Was the pace good? Too fast? Too basic? Let me know in the comments — your feedback helps shape the next chapters.
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