Spring Framework

Article summary

The Spring Framework is an application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform. The framework's core features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for building web applications on top of the Jakarta EE platform. The framework does not impose any specific programming model. The framework has become popular in the Java community as an addition to the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) model. The Spring Framework is free and open source software.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2015-07-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2016-06-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2022-11-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2015-07-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2016-06-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2022-11-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364356046