What is ssm?

This repository is a step-by-step tutorial for integrating three Java web frameworks that are commonly used together: Spring, SpringMVC, and MyBatis. The combination is often called SSM, and it was a widely adopted starting point for Java-based web development before newer tools simplified the setup. Spring is a broad framework that handles the wiring of application components. SpringMVC is the part that manages how web requests are received and responses are sent back. MyBatis connects the application to a database by mapping Java code to SQL queries. Using all three together gives a web application a structured way to handle requests, process logic, and read or write data. The repository is aimed at beginners who are just starting with Spring and already have some background in Java web basics, specifically servlet and JSP. The author describes it as a hands-on guide, suitable for developers who want to get up to speed with how these three frameworks fit together in a working project. The project runs on JDK 1.8 and Tomcat 8.5. Beyond that, the README is brief and links to an external blog post for the full written tutorial, so most of the explanation lives there rather than in the repository itself. The author notes that completing this integration is enough to handle typical development tasks, but suggests going further by studying Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, which build on the same foundations and reduce much of the manual configuration that SSM setups require.