Dear Spring community, I'm happy to announce that the next iteration of the core framework will be Spring Framework 4.0! The current 3.2 generation is a natural conclusion of the 3.x line, with Java-based configuration and REST having been recent focus areas next to Java SE 7 and Servlet 3.0 support. For Spring Framework 4.0, our focus is on emerging enterprise themes in 2013 and beyond: First-cla