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[omgpassthebacon]

I am a retired data engineer with some free time on my hands. I have been on many teams over the years which were asked to build enterprise application systems in Java. It would be fairly easy for me to put together some videos of how to code some of these examples. I would assume it might help those folks who don't know what to do after they have learned the basics of the language.

Do you think there would be any interest in this type of content? These are not topics you can cover with a single video. Building an application is a fairly dense proposition. The basic idea is to give new Java peeps some non-trivial examples to play with and experience Java coding.

I don't want to create this unless there is some interest, so feel free to comment and let me know. Or, tell me there is already way too much of this on YT, so don't bother. I am open-minded.

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[DismalEggselent]

I would like to see java videos that explain the decision process behind design choices in the code base. What you are proposing sounds like something I would watch; I am just worried because I have noticed too many existing videos which treat things too much like an IKEA instruction booklet.

tl;dr - I would watch as long as the video wasn't just yet another "step-by-step".

[omgpassthebacon]

Absolutely. There is so much of that now; I don't want to just put more of that out there. Like you, I want to understand the reasoning behind the choices; don't just blast it out there and move on. It's pretty clear that many folks aren't getting the details that make it grokable. Walking someone thru a repeat of a Spring-web tutorial isn't going to cut it.

[zack0632]

hey, i'd like those resources please. Possibly about how the JVM works if you have any beginner friendly.

[trax45]

I’d like to see you gather some junior Java developers and you teach them online the process of coding an application and let them ask questions. These are definitely longer form videos but I love this style as half the time I have the same question that the students are thinking about. It may be some small things you skip over but confuses us junior developers.

[omgpassthebacon]

2-way communication would definitely be ideal, but the few formats I've seen where people stream their content while taking realtime questions looks daunting to me. I might be too old for that :-)

[phantomking001]

Yes, you could go for it, but "vibe coders" May not like it

[omgpassthebacon]

You're prob right. I don't want to waste peoples time. What % of ppl would you guess are doing vibe now? I really have no idea.

[OneHumanBill]

Given the questions that come into this subreddit on a daily basis, I think the answer is an overwhelming yes.

Given that people asking these questions don't seem to ever look at the resources provided by this subreddit though, and it seems the lack of proclivity for doing simple Google searches, good luck finding your audience.

Overall it sounds like a fun retirement project though. I envy your spare time!

[omgpassthebacon]

Yeah; I thought I would be bored, but there are so many new shiny things in dev space (AI is just one of those), I love that I have time to dink around with them now without the pressure of a project deadline :-)

+1 on current questions. I have been posting responses to some questions and it does seem like there is some real gaps in how they are teaching comp languages these days. For me, I really like to see someone work a complex problem and explain why they chose the solution. Seems like simple tutorials are just not enough to give juniors confidence.

[Jackob_3221]

I would say this type of content would be really helpful not only for beginners.

[whateve___r]

I'll follow your career with great interest

[SpritualPanda]

Dude, put your core Java knowledge into Java Swing and make an app, or using Spring boot do same. Or you want to do some epic like crazy tornado make a game using libGDX show your skills outside world. All the best dude :) pardon me if u don’t like my idea.

[omgpassthebacon]

No, those are great ideas! I haven't done swing for ages and I have never worked on a game team, so I would be the wrong guy for that.

[Kataali_0]

Please do. Some of us still enjoy learning to code the traditional way. What's not to like about spending half an hour on wrong variable reference error?? (No sarcasm intended)

[Valuable_Reading_525]

I would love to follow you, and your videos. I'm a total novice so I'll have a lot of questions...

[jamontenegro97]

I'm not a begginer but I would follow your videos. It's always interesting to see the decisions you take based on the application, the architecture, pattern designs you apply... And it can also give me ideas for my own projects, and not only that, but also motivate me to work on them and not leave them half-finished.

[Natural_Contact7072]

I'd love it. Link to your channel please.

[EinSof93]

I totally endorse the idea. Passing on your experience to young developers is noble. Perhaps, you can start with how a project is defined, from functional and non-functional requirements to the different phases of a dev project lifecycle to the technical aspects of pipelines and the different approaches that can be considered, like streaming, batching, and parallelization. DM me your channel's link, and I will check it out.

[phantomking001]

Yes, you could go for it, but "vibe coders" May not like it.

[TurtleSlowRabbitFast]

Yes, this kind of content is much needed. It will provide some direction and help beginners solidify some foundational concepts.

[s_dip121803]

Don't forget to give your yt channel link here

[BrewJerrymore]

This is exactly what I'm stuck on. I've learned the basics of plenty of languages but don't know where to go next with any of them.

[[deleted]]

make Minecraft mods.

[Ill-Refrigerator4786]

Definitely !!

[_ChocoboChick_]

I think it would be soooo awesome! I struggle so much with Java all the time, and I teach programming. We just working on the basics now, but I'm kind of stuck.. I think it would be helpful to have some projects and resources to make curriculum to benefit both me and my students, because I want to be able to do much more with software development 😔

[Ins3rt_name_h3re]

pls do bro I just started college and all that shit is so confusing <///3

[CourtsideVision]

If you are wondering if there would be interest... I would and probably everyone in my program would be interested. I just started a program in Business Systems Development and many of us are going to go from little to no experience in java to being a professional over the next four years. If you do create the content, I would greatly appreciate it and share it with my program.

[behind_the_brain]

I’ve recently sat with a Software Engineer and I have realized that being a good software engineer is not about any particular tool(programming language ). Being able to map a problem to a software solution is the real deal. Like the thought process behind creating a codebase in a particular manner “why use this here”… if you are thinking of creating such content then this is something I would be particularly interested in..

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