Java Foundations: The Complete Course with Java 21 Updates

This course is designed for absolute beginners in programming and for those who don't mind learning Java at a slower pace. If you need an accelerated course, it might not be suitable (although you can speed up playback and find useful moments). Even if you already know the basics of Java, you can skip familiar sections and focus on new ones for yourself, such as Regex, Streams/Lambdas API, Optionals, Date/Time, SQL, Database/JDBC - topics that many experienced developers often don't know as well as they should. The course sections on these topics cover more than many individual courses on similar subjects - at a comparable price. If you want to start a career as a professional developer, this course will help you master the basics with an instructor who has extensive experience in hiring and training developers. The course focuses on real Java skills needed for a successful start and rapid growth, emphasizing practical skills rather than academic knowledge. The instructor leverages their experience of observing successful and unsuccessful candidates to create a course that will help you achieve success and secure a sought-after developer role.

In this course, you will learn topics such as:

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Many developers know the syntax of Java but lack the skills to utilize its capabilities for creating complex, maintainable, and team-friendly code.
• Regular Expressions
• Many Java developers are not well-versed in regular expressions, which makes text processing, validation, and key information extraction challenging. We will learn to use regular expressions to reduce code volume and increase its flexibility.
• Functional Programming using Lambdas and Streams API
• Despite the widespread use of functional programming, many Java developers have not mastered the capabilities of lambdas and the Streams API. We will explore these powerful tools to simplify and enhance data processing.
• Optionals
• The concept of "null" has caused numerous errors. Optionals aim to solve this problem, but many developers have yet to master their use. We will explore how to avoid issues related to null.
• Date and Time API in Java 8
• Java 8 introduced significant improvements in handling dates and times, but many developers have not mastered the new API. We will demonstrate how to work with dates and times correctly using a modern approach.
• Working with Databases and SQL
• Although many Java developers work with databases through frameworks like Spring Boot, this often leads to insufficient understanding of how these frameworks interact with the database. We will provide foundational knowledge to help you better utilize these tools.
• Introduction to Spring Framework and Spring Boot
• The Spring Framework and Spring Boot have revolutionized Java application development. These frameworks are almost always necessary for Java developers in the job market. We will introduce you to the basics of Spring and prepare you for the next step in your learning journey.

If you are ready to put in the effort and start a new stage of your career, join us!