Spring 3 project creation, the easy way

Intention : In this article I will demonstrate easy way to create spring 3 project. This project is very basic project. However it contains commented configuration for database connection, MySQL jdbc driver and all other jars for a basic spring 3 MVC web app. However it does not include library for tiles or sitemesh.

Download : Download spring-minimal archive eclipse project first.

Eclipse Indigo (3.7) must install plugins

Well it is very early to say how this release will do, but till now I am impressed. What are the plugins you want to install to make it a perfect platform for J2EE development is a question of personal preference, but there are some plugins you would not want to miss out, if you have not been using them already. The best place to search for plugins is definitely the Eclipse Marketplace right from the Help menu of Eclipse IDE.

Note :  All the links below on the title of the tool will actually take you to the update site of those plugins. So you can just copy those urls to add new repositories to eclipse and don't worry where to find them or you can search all the tools mentioned below in Eclipse Marketplace.