A new version of the MyEclipse Java IDE aimed specifically at developers using the Spring Framework is being developed jointly by Genuitec and Skyway Software.

“What’s new [with the Spring-centered IDE] is a level above [Pro] that enables you to create entire tiers or connected tiers of the application,” Williams said.

Spring Boot's application.properties file and its application.yaml counterpart are key to creating flexible and configurable Java applications.