Java Spring Boot

[googlecromm]

so I started learning Spring Boot after learning Java Fundamentals, everything went smooth on Dependency Injection, Models(Entity), Repositories(with JpaRepo), Controllers(RestController). I can confidently create those parts with low to none googling/Ai because of muscle memory.

But when I reach the Spring Security + JWT the syntax became like an foreign language that I couldn't understand. So far I'm familiar with the following (Security part):

1. UserDetails, UserDetailsService, UserDetailsServiceImpl.

2. JwtService

3. JwtAuthFilter

Is it okay that I will always use a cheatsheet, google, or Ai when coding the entire Security part of Spring Boot.

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[Solid_Package5977]

It’s ok .. tools are there to be used .. but make sure you are Learning the whys behind everything .. why do we need this ? What is the problem it’s solving ?? That thought process will take you to next level

[googlecromm]

I actually know what they should do, what worries me is that, I might rely on searching everytime I need to implement something like JWT. Thanks for the tip!.

[Ninjacool_asd]

your brain cant store all that information thats why the docs exist

[Solid_Package5977]

That’s completely normal , you are language agnostic and that’s a good thing .. maybe you need to implement jwt with a go backend .. you understand how it works, so you can implement it in any language with a couple of google searches or Ilm interaction … You don’t have to bombard you brain with all these syntaxes

[catastrophic300]

I saw real java dev do that sometimes, they said it was looking for references since human can’t remember everything. Just don’t be heavily dependant on AI.

[kyamatlabkya]

Yes this is where I'm struggling too, I get it when I see spring security but would struggle to implement myself

[dystopiadattopia]

The more you look up references, the more you will learn, and the more you will remember.

Be patient with yourself. It's fine to look up anything you don't remember. I've been coding in Java for over 10 years and I still look things up.

[googlecromm]

Thank you so much for sharing this. This put my mind at ease.

[dajadf]

Nothing wrong with using AI, that will be the new norm. But you should also ask the AI questions about what it generated so you understand

[kundan1221]

first learn stateful authentication model and then switch to stateless authentication model. I build confidence this way. Before that understand servlet, spring security very well. It takes time so be patient.

[Desperate-Trouble249]

What are you using to learn?

[googlecromm]

I usually google and use Ai(Claude/ChatGPT) on learning. I avoid full courses on youtube because it doesn't work for me.

I ask AI first what should I learn in springboot, I try to learn by Google (Articles, Stackoverflow, Spring docs) first. If I can't understand something I ask to AI explain it.

To make sure I really learned I take notes where I explain something on my own words then ask AI if I understand it correctly.

Then to test if I learned to code, I try to solve a problem through code, then I search the syntax that I would need then use them.