From fc4e52ec1a89237de6551533312830b5194ec5fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phillip Webb Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:31:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Provide a link for learning java fundamentals Update docs to encourage Java fundamentals for beginners that prefer to learn that way. Closes gh-49895 --- .../antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc index 2a039f0355f..04fa52682ce 100644 --- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc +++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Doing so generates a new project structure so that you can xref:tutorial:first-a Check the https://github.com/spring-io/start.spring.io/blob/main/USING.adoc[start.spring.io user guide] for more details. ==== +NOTE: This tutorial provides steps that you can follow to build your first Spring Boot application. +You don't need to know Java, however, if you're the kind of person that prefers learning the fundamentals first, you might want to check out https://dev.java/learn/ before you begin. + [[getting-started.first-application.prerequisites]]