Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- Step 10: Spring Boot Developer Tools

The video tutorial explains the benefits of using Spring Boot Dev Tools for automatic code change detection and faster server restarts. It demonstrates how to add the Dev Tools dependency to a Spring Boot project and highlights the efficiency gains by reducing restart times from 8-10 seconds to 2-3 seconds. The tutorial emphasizes the productivity boost for developers by automatically reloading application-specific changes without restarting the entire server.

Describe the time difference between a typical restart and a change with Spring Boot Developer Tools.

Why is it beneficial to use Spring Boot Developer Tools in application development?