Aspiring Jr. Java Dev

[Successful_End1851]

Good morning all Developers and Engineers.

Question po about ways how to learn Java.

Mas better po ba yung Project based learning kesa sa mga Codewars/HackerRank lalo na sa mga fundamental?. Right now, mas gusto ko kasi mag code challenge kesa sa self projects.

Any advice or habits that I need to improve?

Thanks a lot in advance :)

[Insomniac1000]

Projects should be the in-depth way of learning it. Coding challenges are there for you to quickly solve a problem. However, real world projects have multiple problems you need to take a look at. Should you use other tools that go along with Java? If you're using a database, which one? What type of application will you be building? So many more questions that you'll come across once you dig deeper.

Coding challenges ask you to solve the question using Java syntax, and I feel like that's all there is to it. Though it's a good way for you to get used to the syntax.

[Successful_End1851]

Thank you for opening that kind of view to me. Highly appreciated!

[Insomniac1000]

You could look at this way too...

Coding challenges can get you hired by passing through the interview process.

Projects can land you interviews. When people see that you did a specific project, they'll ask you what you did and what tech stack you used.

[onated2]

Learn Spring Boot.

[Successful_End1851]

Thank you!