How to become Successful Java Developer
There are a lot of programming languages that just keep flooding the pool of languages to learn in order to become a successful developer. However, it is mandatory to get your basics strong before proceeding to anything major. The main basic languages are C and C++. However, today we are going to talk about a language that has achieved its status of becoming the ‘talk of the town’. The popularity of Java can be attributed to its versatility as it can be used to design customized applications that are light and fast and serve a variety of purposes.
So much so that according to the TIOBE Index for April 2019, Java is one of the top programming languages. Becoming a java developer increases your chance to be one of the most suitable candidates for some successful jobs. And that is why I am going to share the points on becoming a successful Java Developer:
Master the Core You should begin with the core java (java SE) and master it as much as possible. Try to understand all the basic concepts like loops, arrays, operators, etc. and keep yourself skilled with general-purpose API like java. lang, java.io, java. math, etc.
Practice makes you perfect Keep practicing whatever you learn in Core Java so that you could write it syntactically correct and error-free. It is easy to provide a solution to a problem in theory but the challenge lies in practically implementing the approach as you will understand the language limitations and best design practices. So keep coding and practicing Java as much as possible and try to make mini projects on whatever topic you learn.
Learn Java EE After Finishing Core Java, begin learning Java EE (Enterprise Edition) aka Advanced Java. Java EE enables you to work on web development using java too. Java EE has specifications for additional features like distributed computing and web services. This includes technologies like Servlet, Web Socket, Java Server Faces, etc. for web specifications.
Make Projects with Servlets and JSP You can combine whatever you learn in Java EE with Front End technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and try your hand at developing applications with them. There are two major kinds of techniques you should try a Servlet and b. JSP.
Learn Hibernate and Spring Frameworks Upon successful practice of both Java SE and Java EE, you might be able to proceed to the java frameworks with include Hibernate and Spring. In fact, most java companies use Spring frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Cloud. Hibernate is very popular for mapping a domain object-oriented model to a relational database and Hibernate Query Language. Try learning and mastering both of these frameworks so that you could do better and learn more about java so that you could end up putting the best use of your java skills and end up getting a good job.
You all might also be wondering that there are so many other languages that are booming in the industry right now instead of java, why should we pursue java? It is because the companies still hire and want java developers. Java developers easily tend to learn other object-oriented languages too.
Here is a list of reasons why companies hire java developers:
Java is managed by Oracle, a thriving American multinational computer technology corporation. This means there is a lot of scope for Java in terms of growth as a platform and its core APIs. Java’s latest major release is the Platform Standard Edition 13.About 3 billion mobile phones, 125 million TV sets and each Blu-Ray player are working in Java.Google’s Android operating system also uses Java APIs.
Since this open source code programming language is used both in software and web development, it is no surprise that 95% of enterprises use Java for programming. That is more than C and other languages put together.
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Vidhi Parikh
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