How can I get started with Spring Batch?

Question

I'm trying to learn Spring Batch, but the startup guide is very confusing. Comments like

You can get a pretty good idea about how to set up a job by examining the unit tests in the org.springframework.batch.sample package (in src/main/java) and the configuration in src/main/resources/jobs.

aren't exactly helpful. Also I find the Sample project very complicated (17 non-empty Namespaces with 109 classes)! Is there a simpler place to get started with Spring Batch?

Answer 1

A few pointers:

• Spring Batch HelloWorld
• Spring Batch "Hello World" 1
• Spring Batch "Hello World" 2
• A first look at Spring Batch (via archive.org)
• A first look at Spring Batch, part 2 (via archive.org)
• Spring Batch : Hello World!