{"product_id":"spring-boot-4-microservices-engineering-marcus-c-lauritsen-9798176475852","title":"Spring Boot 4 Microservices Engineering: A Practical Java Guide to Building Secure, Cloud-Native APIs and Distributed Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding real backend systems can feel overwhelming when tutorials jump too quickly from \"Hello World\" to databases, security, microservices, messaging, containers, and cloud deployment. \u003cb\u003eSpring Boot 4 Microservices Engineering\u003c\/b\u003e gives you a clearer path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for Java developers who are new to Spring Boot, backend engineering, or microservices, this practical guide walks you through the process one manageable step at a time. You do not need previous experience with Spring Security, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, or distributed systems. 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