Spring 6 and Java 17 are by no means tied to each other. Spring 6 will work just fine with Java 8 and presumably with Java 9 as well. But at this point in time, there are certain things you can do using Java 17 that you can't do with earlier versions of the platform.

Spring has first-class support for Java 17. This means Spring offers first-class support for a JDK that's already available in Maven Central (at least if you have trusty snapshots enabled).

Spring is an open-source application framework for the Java latest version platform. Spring focuses on the "plumbing" of enterprise applications, leaving application developers free to work on the most important business logic and away from mundane, repetitive boilerplate code.

It contains many modules, each of which provides a specific set of functionality. The modules are standalone and can be used independently, but they also work together to provide a comprehensive programming environment.

Spring makes building Java applications easier. It supports enterprise applications, web applications, and mobile apps. It also includes many other features, such as: Various tools and frameworks (MVC, IOC), an Inversion of Control framework that allows you to decouple your code with Dependency Injection. Integration with Hibernate for persistence (using the JPA), iBATIS for database access, and Apache Commons DBCP for database connection pooling. Integration with Spring MVC for a lightweight yet powerful web framework. Support for RESTful web services, including support for the JAX-RS standard via the RestTemplate class. Integration with Google Guice for dependency injection using annotations.

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