Spring Boot REST APIs Ultimate Course

🌟 Spring Boot REST APIs Ultimate Course 🌟

Welcome to the World of REST API Development with Spring Boot!

Hello and welcome to our comprehensive course on REST API development using Spring Boot. My name is Nam Ha Minh, and I'm your course instructor. With over 18 years of professional Java programming experience under my belt and an Oracle certified developer credential, I'm here to guide you through the intricacies of building robust, scalable, and secure RESTful services.

Course Overview:

📚 What this Course is Exactly About: This course is a deep dive into the world of REST API development with Spring Boot. You'll learn everything from the core concepts of REST APIs to API design, implementation, documentation, securing, testing, and deployment best practices. We'll cover different types of client applications including web apps (using Spring MVC), React apps, desktop apps (Java Swing), and mobile apps (Android).

What You Will Learn to Build:

🏗️ Hands-On Learning Experience: Through this course, you'll build a comprehensive Weather APIs Service using Spring Boot paired with MySQL. Additionally, you'll create:

• A React application for managing weather data.
• A web application (using Spring MVC) for user and API client management.
• A Weather Forecast website with another Spring MVC application.
• A sample Android app to display embedded weather information.
• A Java desktop application with Swing to update weather data from a weather station.

All these client applications will consume the Weather APIs Service you'll develop, providing a complete learning experience.

Key Technologies You'll Master:

🛠️ Technology Stack: You'll become proficient in a range of technologies including:

• Back-end: Spring framework, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Data REST, Spring RESTDocs, Spring HATEOAS.
• Templating: Thymeleaf for server-side templates.
• JSON processing: FasterXML/jackson Java library.
• Security: Spring Security, Spring Security OAuth2, JSON Web Token (JWT) for Java and Android.
• Databases: MySQL Relational Database, Hibernate ORM framework.
• Testing: mockito, JUnit.
• Caching: Redis.
• Rate Limiting: Bucket4J.
• Front-end development tools: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, jQuery.
• REST clients for different platforms.

Main Software Programs & Tools You'll Use:

💻 Development Toolkit: To bring your projects to life, you'll be utilizing a suite of powerful development tools and software programs including:

• Java Development Kit (JDK).
• Spring Tool Suite IDE.
• MySQL Community server & MySQL Workbench.
• curl & Postman for API testing.
• Redis for caching.
• Docker for containerization.
• Swagger for API documentation and code generation.
• Git for version control.
• Heroku CLI & AWS CLI for deployment.

What You Will Gain by Finishing This Course:

🚀 Outcomes of Mastery: Upon completing this course, you'll have:

• A deep understanding of REST API development from analysis to deployment and best practices.
• Full-stack development expertise, covering backend (Java & Spring), frontend (React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS), database (MySQL), deployment (Heroku & AWS), and version control (Git).
• Job-ready skills that include technical competence, self-management, accuracy, attention to detail, professionalism, and problem-solving abilities—all of which are highly sought after by employers.
• A Certificate of Completion from Udemy to add to your resume, showcasing your commitment to learning and your new skills.

Join me on this exciting journey into the realm of REST API development with Spring Boot. Let's build, deploy, secure, and manage APIs that stand out in the industry. 🚀🌐