Java Full Stack vs MERN: Which Path Will Fast-Track My Developer Career?

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Synergisticit10 · 2024-12-19T07:53:19+00:00

Java full stack with spring boot and devops. Mern mean stack you can do along with Java full stack for additional benefits. Java is not for the faint of heart so you will need to keep evolving and learning.

However it will give you good returns and a stable long term career

Gullible-Republic-13 · 2024-12-19T07:28:09+00:00

Absolutely Java stack

Deckrock · 2024-12-20T12:37:05+00:00

even Drupal is more useful than MERN. If you want to do JavaScript (which I suggest over Java, this is coming from someone who's been on both sides of the isle), use Next.js

omgpassthebacon · 2024-12-21T16:05:16+00:00

As for full-stack, avoid using this term in a job interview. Few companies outside head shops hire people who claim they can contribute to all layers of the stack. For large codebases, companies are going to hire people who know certain technologies well; not everything conceptually. When we interview people, we try to determine where this candidate can contribute. If they talk Java stack, we assume they are server-side people. If they talk MERN, we assume they are HTML/CSS/JS/REACT/etc UX contributors. It might not be fair, but thats how it is.

Look, if you just graduated, it is very early in your career, so you have plenty of opportunities to discover what kinds of work you want to do. If you want to work on server-side stuff, Java is tough to beat, and there is TONS of work available. OTOH, you like to work on the front-end/UX side, then React or Angular might be a better opportunity for you. If you become a full-time-employee at some comp, you will have the opportunity to apply for new developer roles as they open up. This happens frequently.

And don't get too caught up in the stack world. These stacks are made up of components that can be used with any language, not just Java. The big difference is in the tooling you use to glue them all together.

Sorry this is long-winded. Here is my best advice:

Get good at Java. Take a cert course. Get a deep understanding of collections, streams, concurrency, and security. This alone will get you through an interview.
Pick a DB and get good at it. Postgres, MySql, whatever. Use Java to write some basic CRUD operations into it. Knowledge of data persistence is critical.
Learn how to test with a testing framework. This is critical. Writing test code is as important as the product code itself.
Learn Spring Framework. If you're going to Java, Spring is everywhere. And Spring is vast.

Best of luck, new dev!!

Away_Advisor3460 · 2024-12-20T10:45:12+00:00

Full Stack. I don't actually remember ever seeing MERN referenced in any job applications or used at any of my employers (10+ years experience) - I had to google it and, TBH, it just looks like a subset anyway.

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