Using these Java 8 features within Spring Boot applications promotes cleaner, more expressive, and efficient code

Java 8 introduced several key features that significantly impacted how developers write code, and these features are readily used within Spring Boot applications. Some of the most prominent Java 8 features include:

• Lambda Expressions:Enables functional programming by allowing concise, anonymous functions.
• Functional Interfaces:Interfaces with a single abstract method, often used with lambda expressions.
• Stream API:Facilitates efficient data manipulation on collections, allowing for operations like filtering, mapping, and reducing.
• Date and Time API:Provides a robust and modern approach to handling dates and times, addressing the shortcomings of the older java.util.Date and Calendar classes.
• Default and Static Methods in Interfaces:Allows adding new methods to interfaces without breaking existing implementations. 
• forEach() method in Iterable interface:Enables iteration over collections using lambda expressions or method references.

These features can be applied in Spring Boot development to enhance code readability, maintainability, and efficiency. For example:

• Lambda expressions can simplify event handling or callback functions.
• The Stream API can be used to process data retrieved from databases or APIs.
• The new Date and Time API can improve the handling of temporal data in application logic and data persistence.
• Functional interfaces can be used to define custom logic for Spring components.