Master Hibernate and JPA with Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Step 4: Creating a Simple REST Controller

The video tutorial demonstrates how to create a simple REST service using Java and Spring Boot. It covers defining a Java bean for books, developing a REST controller, mapping GET requests, and running the server to test the service. The tutorial emphasizes the simplicity of setting up a REST service without focusing on infrastructure details.

Describe the process of mapping a URI to the REST controller.

What is the expected output when a GET request is made to the '/books' endpoint?

Explain how Spring Boot simplifies the creation of REST services.