[sz4kerto]

Toxic? Isn't this word too strong maybe? Spring provides consistent patterns and solutions for many things and their solutions is usually good (vary between mediocre to great). Learning curve is steep-ish when you start but quite a smooth ride later. It's maintained, reliable, not buggy.

[rcarmo]

Spring is an acquired taste, and many people don't like it because they don't know the right patterns, so I agree with you and think the parent is exaggerating.

[u678u]

You're both right. I agree Spring Boot is great if you know it well and are knocking out micro-services. If you have a ball of mud like my current project with mixes of XML config, Attribute config and people rolling their own stuff it really isn't adding any value.