One of Spring Boot’s most powerful features is Auto-Configuration. It eliminates the need to manually configure common components like data sources, embedded servers, security, and JPA. However, this convenience can also become confusing. Developers often encounter situations where Spring Boot creates beans they didn’t expect, fails to configure components automatically, or behaves differently between development … Continue reading Spring Boot Auto-Configuration Explained: Why It Behaves Unexpectedly (Common Problems & Fixes)