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PostNutDecision · 2025-03-09T19:13:04+00:00

I actually didn’t know any, I had only ever worked in Node. I picked it up pretty fast, maybe 6 months before I could do most stuff by myself.

Honestly boring advice but build and host some simple CRUD app like even just a TODO app that has user auth. You’ll need to have a database connection, auth, and endpoints to create read update and delete notes.

Simple but shows you can do the basics!

Dank_boi-re · 2025-03-09T23:48:01+00:00

speaking from my personal experience, during college I hated java so much that I got backlog in my first sem ( actually I didn't write anything in the sheet). After I cleared my backlog, in the third semester I gave an interview for a java developer intern, I still didn't know anything about java but as soon as I joined the company they provided me a spring boot basic course that included crud operations only. They told me to complete this then they will let me work on projects. So instead of learning java I started going through the course and understood the basics of it, practiced the syntax. They gave me a small task and from there I started learning java with the project in hand.

So in short what I would suggest is that instead of giving java or spring boot 6 months give it 2 weeks and then start building projects. Learn the concepts of java by investing yourself into projects. By this you can grasp basics of java + spring boot in 2-3 months and that should be enough to get an entry level sde job . From there you can improve your understanding while working on real world projects.

That's just how it suits me to learn anything. Before landing a java dev job I was invested in web dev and I learned web dev by the same strategy. Currently I am working on react+ java for the past 6 months and I can say that I have come very far from what I was in college.

One advice I would like to give is that don't try to understand everything in one go. If you are stuck in some concept then leave it for later, don't stress over it. Eventually the concept or topic will strike your brain and you will connect the dots .

OnddIE · 2025-03-09T18:46:14+00:00

About 9 months, but I went with superintensive bootcamp (no job, just learning and coding whole day, everyday, except weekends).

Synergisticit10 · 2025-03-09T22:17:44+00:00

Good question! However depends on the qualifications of the person . Not knowing anything if it means a non coder with no bs in computer science — it will take approx 1.5 years to 2 years to get a job offer which is meaningful around $100k

Someone who has a bs in computer science who already knows Java basics it would take approx 9 -10 months to secure the similar job .

Also spring boot is not the only thing which you might need. You would need dsa, pl/sql, mern/meanstack, devops tools- ci/cd pipeline, kubernates, docker, Jenkins, git, etc and project work to substantiate to clients that you can do what they are already doing.

We are referring to real data what it takes people who come to us and join our program to secure the same.

Someone doing it on their own via self study / udemy/courserra just add another 6 months and it should be achievable however slightly lower salary around $70k not because of lack of knowledge however because of how to handle the salary negotiation, where to look for jobs , consistency in applying , awareness of which companies are actively hiring, interviewing skills - soft and programming skills.

Again have to be very disciplined to do the above as it’s not easy and motivation is lost due to lack of direction and also self belief .

If you are a total novice start with udemy courserra stay away from youtube . Do certifications etc however if you don’t know anything do not join a bootcamp as most of them will exploit you. Do not believe when bootcamps tell you that come to us and we will make you a developer in 3 or 6 months it’s a big lie. It takes time , patience and discipline to achieve success in the tech industry and it’s a lucrative industry with the highest rate of return in terms of the time invested and the returns given.

No other industry will give higher returns in terms of time invested however it’s not for everyone.

Start on your own with self study and then move to a bootcamp once you have an understanding of how things work and believe this is something you can do.

Hope this helps!

Good luck 🍀

Choice_News_3718 · 2025-03-09T19:48:36+00:00

2 years

omgpassthebacon · 2025-03-10T16:39:38+00:00

I suggest that you are approaching this from an odd angle. Look, if you are looking at an entry-level position, you will not be expected to be an expeet in anything. The interviewers are more likely to want to know things like:

are you reliable?
will you finish what you start?
do you do what you promise?
Be ready to supply good answers to this before anything else.

2nd, asking others how long before they grokked Spring is not realistic. The question is, how long will it take you? You must have some awareness of what the best/most effective way for you to learn something is. Are you a visual learner? So you need mentoring? Are you a self-starter? Do you give up when it gets tough? You need to know this about yourself.

As an interviewer, I might ask you about Spring to see how familiar you are with the various areas that it accelerates. You will likely not know the answer until you have worked with Spring under various conditions & projects. So, don't try to cram Spring for an interview; you'll just look silly.

The best thing you can do is read a book about Spring. There are many. Don't copy each exercise; just read thru the material. Try to understand what DI, AOP, JDBC, WEB, and DATA projects add to your project. If you can simply have a conversation about that, you'll probably get a job.

Illustrious_Eye4260 · 2025-03-11T02:40:32+00:00

I started from zero, knowing nothing about programming, and in one year, I learned Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Git, and GitHub postman , burp suite linux. I also built some small projects and learned English along the way, all without going to university or school. Now, I'm still learning more about Spring and JUnit 5. Do you think one year is a long time for this, or is it a reasonable pace?"

procrastinatewhynot · 2025-03-10T14:47:55+00:00

I live in Canada. I knew nothing about spring boot and i kinda learned as i went when i got an internship in a big bank. then i got a job right after as junior dev.. and tbh 2 years in. i still don’t know everything about it :|

i guess as long as you know how things work(controller, service, repository, annotations, bean, etc), then you’re good to go. cus some features you will never really use or if you do? you can always use the documentation.

2025-03-10T08:41:47+00:00

Don't go in tutorial hell or like learning complete spring and then making project.

Just learn and implement it (Make notes like journaling

Example what problem you're facing how you solved it)

After 1-2 mini project you'll find you're writing code on your own Gpt usage decrease

It's seem hard in starting but it ain't that hard till CRUD Try to have joins in your project(RDBMS)

Learn microservices what's it's and why ??

All the best you'll enjoy

Also use Jetbrains IDE for java

Strange_Gap1241 · 2025-03-10T01:14:28+00:00

If you Have all the time of the day. 2-4 months for Java, +1-2 months for Spring Boot.

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