Bootstrapping the Project
In this book, we’ll be creating a full-stack web application from scratch using Quarkus for the backend and React for the frontend. Quarkus is a new framework that aims to turn around the current Java ecosystem by simplifying the development of cloud-native applications and improving the developer experience. ReactJS is one of the most popular frontend JavaScript libraries. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to combine both frameworks to create and deploy a full-featured task manager web application.
In this chapter, we’ll provide a basic introduction to Quarkus and the tools that we’ll be using across this section. Then, we’ll create a Quarkus project from scratch and explain the basic architecture and structure of the application. By the end of this chapter, you should be able to create a Quarkus project and have a working development environment to implement the new features. You should also be able to package and run your application from your machine.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following topics:
- What is Quarkus?
- Setting up the work environment with IntelliJ IDEA
- Bootstrapping a Quarkus application
- Project structure and dependencies
