Java Programming for Complete Beginners - Java 16 - Step 02 - Setting up New Spring Boot Project with Spring Initializer

The video tutorial guides viewers through creating a Spring Boot project using Spring Initializer. It covers selecting the appropriate version, setting up Group and Artifact IDs, adding dependencies like Spring Web, and generating the project. The tutorial also explains how to import the project into Eclipse, configure it, and run it as a Java application. Emphasis is placed on using the latest stable release of Spring Boot and ensuring the latest version of Eclipse is installed.

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What should you do after generating the Spring Boot project zip file?

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