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 [[getting-started.first-application]]
 == Developing Your First Spring Boot Application
 This section describes how to develop a small "`Hello World!`" web application that highlights some of Spring Boot's key features.
+You can choose between Maven or Gradle as the build system.
 
 [TIP]
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