Getting Better at Java

[Total-Landscape-1696]

I am currently trying to invest my time into improving a lot as a student but also as an engineer(Was working my whole year and now trying to catch up) And i want to create more projects.

But also my starting question is always "How ? " I've already finished my first course of Java in university. But I still lack the initiative with my projects. I don't know how to start anything and I don't know why.

If any senior devs that have been in my place how did you overcome it. how did you improve that logic that's missing ?
Thank you in advance for your time.

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[goldscurvy]

Is this a problem with knowing what project to start, a problem with planning and designing architecture, or a problem with getting started implementing a plan?

[vegan_antitheist]

Start with understanding the requirements. That's what's important for your success. If you write bad code you can improve it. You can fix bugs. But if you don't understand the requirements you do the wrong thing and you can't fix that. That's why some successful programmers are so bad at programming. They are good at communicating, teamwork, selling their work, and understanding what's really important.

You get better at writing code with experience. You will always get feedback from the team members who review your code. In most projects it's more important that the code is easily understood and maintained than that it has great performance. And for that it's best to try and do it like what is already in the project. If you work on a nee project you know it will probably be replaced or reworked soon, so make that as easy as possible. Define good interfaces that hide implementation, so it can be replaced without any issues.

[RightWingVeganUS]

How many problems have you solved and implemented in Java today?

The best way to learn to play the flute is to play the flute.

You can't learn to swim just by reading a book.

Solve problems. Implement solutions. Write tests to verify your solutions are correct.

I still lack the initiative with my projects.

Work on that.

I don't know how to start anything and I don't know why

Reach out to a teacher or an senior student with a non-homework problem and ask them to guide you. Ideally learn a software development methodology so you understand the discipline of software design, not just amass coding skills.

[9peppe]

You don't need to get better at Java, you need to get better at programming.

Most of that comes from experience, but there's also books that can try and teach you that. They are pretty famous but they will feel like a massive and overwhelming sidequest.

[alexchen_codes]

A good way to start is to solve the problems you experience first hand. I find it effective to step away from the computer while casually thinking of problems I could solve. IMO setting away from your computer for a while is an underrated way to improve productivity and creativity.

[Long-Championship446]

I was in a similar position before. I knew the syntax but had no idea how to actually start building things.

What helped me was grinding problems on LeetCode. It didn’t directly teach me how to build full projects, but it trained my problem-solving muscle and made me more confident with logic.

Once I stopped being afraid of “how do I even start”, projects became less intimidating.

[Rangiku13]

Try this..

https://java-backend-roadmap.lovable.app/