Which Java Development path is best for learning most?

[u/chips_fry1]

I want to improve m java skills, learn frameworks, understand its features, and get better at DSA.

Which path would help me learn the most in the shortest time: web development, game development, or something else?

I'd appreciate any suggestions from experienced developers.

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[u/fluffytme]

It depends what you want to do. If you want to make games, then make games. There are game engines for you could explore, such as libgdx.

Are you learning with the aim of getting a career with Java? Then you should learn Spring Boot it's surrounding ecosystem (widely used throughout the enterprise word).

Whatever you pick, the foundations will all be the same so make sure you have a strong understanding of those.

If you're still learning the fundamentals, I'd recommend https://java-programming.mooc.fi/ to get you started

[u/denerose]

The one you start and then finish.

The trick is: Stop planning to learn and getting that false productivity rush and start actually learning.

[u/net_ramblings]

Wonder who is upvoting this. There are 3 responses, 2 of them mockery. So, the post should have downvotes, not upvotes.

[u/cyrixlord]

get a project in mind that you want to do, learn how others do it, look into how to get the resources for that project, and learn how to build your project. you can't just learn 'all the frameworks, features'... you learn by building your own stuff, time, and gaining experience that way.

[u/Available_Safe1818]

Is there something else, like systems programming or "normal" programming? The web stuff isn't hard to pick up on your own.

[u/MxnunxM]

If (you want to get a job as a java developer) { learn spring boot and make REST APIs } else { just do what you like bro! Do some research first, and have fun, at the moment I'm making Minecraft mods and plugins, cause it's fun }

[u/Inevitable-Ring7440]

Since you want frameworks and DSA, I'd go backend: Spring Boot teaches the Java that's actually used at work. Build one project that grows (console app → database → REST API with tests), and practise DSA by pattern (two pointers, sliding window, BFS/DFS, DP) rather than random problems.

Disclosure: I built a free, open-source app for exactly this, with a Java path up to Spring Boot and ~170 DSA problems by pattern. It runs locally with an LLM: https://github.com/Mariglend/Ricalco

[u/starcoder]

Wood working.

[u/net_ramblings → u/starcoder]

This what you need to know for m java. M is for Mahogany.