Get better at Java?
It might sound weird, but after 3 years at Amazon I haven’t learned any real Java. I can read and write code, but we barely ever do anything beyond basic stuff and config updates. For hobby projects I use other languages I think are more suitable (Python, Ruby, Rust, JS), so I’m looking for recommendations on how to get better at Java. What kind of projects do you suggest I build or what other thing should I do. TC: 132k€ YoE: 7
I relate to you . I was in a similar boat . In last 6 months I saw lot of tutorials on spring boot , java 8 features and stream APIs . That helped me a lot actually . You can check it out multithreading java tutorials as well
Did you end up building anything with it? I can’t get myself to write non-corporate code in Java lol
Yes build personal projects in spring boot framework ! Integrate Kafka , solr or any 3rd party tools and practice !
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Read from Baeldung. It has everything from Java , springboot and other integrations with code examples
It’s impossible not to read from Baeldung if you are looking up anything serious about Java
Try building benchmarks in your personal system and writing convoluted stuff to beat them. Gamifying things usually helps, and you can even submit the results on some blog
Join a team where high perf Java is a necessity. There are plenty
That can work, but it’s not very practical? It also depends on a lot of things beyond my control.