College Java vs Real Java
Tushar Joshi
More about Tushar Joshi
• Working with Java since 1996
• 18+ years of Software Industry Experience
• Taught Java for 8 years
• Teacher, Consultant for Java Technologies
• Currently working as Senior Architect, at Persistent
Systems
• Involved in hiring Java candidates for last 9 years
• Member of Oracle NetBeans Dream Team
Java from Curriculum
• Like Driving License
• Necessary and is
very important
• Does not make you
a good driver on its
own
What people need..
• Working software
• Reliable system which will work for
years to come
Java API
• Must know Java API in and out
• Java coding standards
• More important is the ability to learn new API
as it become available
• To know where to find reference
• JSR – What is JSR? What is JCP
http://www.jcp.org
Major API
• Collections
• Threading and Concurrency
• IO
• Swing, JavaFX
Certifications
• Certifications provide opportunity to learn
the syllabus thoroughly
• Optional, they become important in case of
competition
• Problem solving and application of
knowledge to real life takes precedence to
Certification
Problem Solving Skills
• Key factor in getting HIRED
• Ability to apply the knowledge to real
life
• Get involved in projects
• Get involved in User Groups
Only Java or more• With Java you will need
– Database knowledge, SQL syntax
–Web server like Tomcat, Glassfish,
Wildfly
–Web Framework like Struts, Spring MVC
– HTML, CSS, JavaScript
– Design Patterns, Clean Code
Database
• SQL Syntax
• Working with JDBC
• Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
• Hibernate, EclipseLink, iBatis
Web Servers
• Apache Tomcat
• Jboss WildFly
• Oracle Glassfish
Web Frameworks
• Apache Struts
• Spring MVC
• Tapestry
• Wicket
Client Side Scripting
• HTML5
• CSS, LESS, SASS
• JavaScript, jQuery, Jasmine, Grunt
Design Patterns
• Patterns emerged from Experience
• Gang Of Four Patterns
• Solution to typical problems
• Provide you way to communicate
designs
• S.O.L.I.D Principles
Recent Trends
• Version Control Systems
• Build Tools
• Test Driven Development
• Continuous Integration
• Inversion of Control, SOLID Principles
Version Control System
• Concurrent Versioning System [CVS]
• Subversion [SVN]
• Mercurial [Hg]
• GIT [git]
Build Tools
• Apache Ant
• Apache Maven
• Gradle
Test Driven Development
• Test Driven Development [Junit, Test
NG]
• Behaviour Driven Development
[BDD, JBehave]
• Code Coverage [Sonar, JaCoCo]
Continuous Integration
• Continuum
• Jenkins / Hudson
Inversion of Control
• CDI
• Spring DI
• Google Juice
Experience
• Obtain from a startup company
• Ensure you learn all things
mentioned in this presentation
• Make yourself ready for developing
working software
Thank You
• There are no silly questions…
