Understanding Sling: Resource Resolution & Request Lifecycle
AEM is built on top of Apache Sling, a web framework that takes a fundamentally different approach to handling requests than typical Java web frameworks. If you've worked with Spring MVC or a similar
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MadhusudhanG
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Sling's resource-first model feels unusual if you come from controller-based frameworks. What was your "aha" moment with resource types and selectors, or what's still confusing?