Java, Spring Boot and a Dream

I'm starting a new software project using Java and Spring Boot. I will take a lean/agile approach to developing this ambitious open source project. I'm focusing on implementing good development practices as much as actually building a quality product.

** This is not a hobby project. **

I'm doing real programming, developing real software. Throughout this series, you will get to peek inside my day-to-day approach to programming as a professional software engineering lead at a Silicon Valley startup. Where an exact equivalent isn't possible (e.g. I don't have an actual software team to work on this with), I will work to minimize the real world differences and describe my experience.

Main Tools and Resources:

* The Java programming language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)
* Spring Boot: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
* Git: https://git-scm.com/
* GitHub: https://github.com/
* IntelliJ Community Edition: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/

Other libraries and supporting services:
* Lombok: https://projectlombok.org/
* MySQL: https://www.mysql.com/
* Spring JPA: https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-jpa
* Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/desktop

Development Process:
* Agile Software Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
* Lean Thinking: https://www.lean.org/explore-lean/what-is-lean/
* Scrum(ish): https://www.scrum.org/
* GitHub Projects: https://docs.github.com/en/issues/trying-out-the-new-projects-experience/about-projects