Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 4 – Creating a Simple REST Controller

The video tutorial explains how to create a simple REST service using Java and Spring Boot. It covers setting up a basic Java bean for books, creating a REST controller, mapping GET requests, and running the application to test the service. The focus is on returning hardcoded book data in JSON format without delving into complex configurations.

What is the significance of the 'get all books' method in the REST service?

How does the server respond when a request is made to the '/books' endpoint?

What does the speaker mean by saying that the service starts working without focusing on infrastructure?