Java Programming 2

Course Code: JAVA2

Duration: 5 days

 
 

Java Programming 2 Course Overview

This course, delivered using Java 11, is designed for existing Java developers whom are comfortable with the fundamentals and who want to take the next step. We'll have you build a series of realistic apps that exploit the more complicated language elements and APIs including generics, lambda expressions and methods references, streams, concurrency, asynchronous and reactive programming, non-blocking IO, and reflection.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide the delegate with the skills needed to build complex and modern Java apps by exploiting techniques such as concurrency, and functional and reactive programming.

Who will the Course Benefit?

The Java Programming 2 course is aimed at existing Java developers seeking to take the next step beyond the fundamentals. It may also be of value for those developers migrating to Java from another language, and who feel they need not do a course covering the fundamentals.

Skills Gained

The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:

  • Work with a build tool
  • Configure and apply logging
  • Make sense of and construct generic classes and methods
  • Differentiate between the different types of Collection and Map; choose and use a collection/map appropriately
  • Correctly override hashCode and equals, and compareTo/compare
  • Code and use nested classes
  • Code lambda expressions and method references
  • Define and describe functional programming; make sense of Java's functional interfaces
  • Transform collections using streams with lambdas and method references
  • Produce robust multithreaded code using Executors, synchronisation techniques, concurrent and immutable collections, and parallel streams
  • Exploit CompletableFuture to code asynchronously
  • Define and describe reactive programming; code with Observables using RxJava
  • Read from and write to files in a non-blocking manner
  • Read from and write to a URL/socket; code a custom multithreaded/non-blocking server
  • Declare custom annotations
  • Perform introspection using Java's reflection API

Java Programming 2 Training Course

Course Introduction

  • Administration and Course Materials
  • Course Structure and Agenda
  • Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: BUILD TOOLS

  • What is a build tool
  • Maven
    • Archetypes
    • Directory structure
    • The POM
    • Dependencies
    • RepositoriesLifecycles, phases, and goals
    • Profiles
    • Plugins

Session 2: LOGGING

  • The Logger
  • Logger hierarchy
  • Log levels
  • Formatters
  • Filters
  • Appenders
  • Log4j2
  • Logback
  • SLF4J

Session 3: GENERICS

  • Generic types
  • Generic methods
  • Bounded type parameters
  • Generics and inheritance
  • Type inference
  • Wildcards
  • Type erasure
  • Restrictions

Session 4: COLLECTIONS

  • The Collection interface hierarchy
  • Iterable and Iterator
  • Collection operations and traversal
  • The Collections class
  • Collection types (characteristics and implementations) incl. List, Set, and Queue
  • The Map interface hierarchy
  • Map operations and traversal
  • Map types (characteristics and implementations)

Session 5: hashCode & equals AND compareTo/compare

  • The Object class
  • Overriding toString
  • Equality and membership testing
  • Hashing collections
  • Overriding hashCode and equals
  • The Comparable and Comparator interfaces
  • Searching and sorting
  • Overriding compareTo and compare

Java Programming 2 Training Course

Session 6: NESTED CLASSES

  • Static nested classes
  • Inner classes
  • Shadowing
  • Local classes
  • Anonymous classes
  • Variable capture and effectively final

Session 7: LAMBDA EXPRESSIONS & METHOD REFERENCES

  • What is a lambda expression
  • Lambda use case: collection filter
  • Lambda syntax
  • What is a method reference
  • Method reference use case: collection sort
  • Method reference types x 4

Session 8: FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING

  • What is functional programming
  • Functions as first class objects
  • Pure functions
  • Higher order functions
  • Immutable objects
  • Java's functional interfaces
  • Functional composition

Java Programming 2 Training Course

Session 9: STREAMS

  • What is a stream
  • Obtaining/creating a stream
  • Intermediate (non-terminal) operations
  • Terminal operations
  • The Optional class
  • The Collectors class
  • Stream concatenation
  • Primitive streams

Session 10: CONCURRENCY

  • Low-level threading incl. Runnable, sleep, join
  • The Java memory model
  • Threading problems incl. race conditions, deadlock, and starvation
  • Immutable objects and ThreadLocal
  • Thread synchronization incl. volatile, synchronized, atomic data types, and locks
  • ExecutorService, thread pools, Callable, and Future
  • The fork join framework
  • Concurrent and immutable collections
  • Parallel streams

Java Programming 2 Training Course

Session 11: ASYNCHRONOUS & REACTIVE PROGRAMMING

  • Asynchronous vs. concurrent programming
  • CompletableFuture
    • Executing tasks asynchronously
    • Chaining tasks (synchronously or asynchronously)
    • Specifying callbacks
    • Combining futures
    • Exception handling
  • What is reactive programming?
  • A note about the Flow API
  • RxJavai>
    • Creating and subscribing to an observable
    • Transformaing, filtering, and combining observables
    • Applying back pressure
    • Other observable operators
    • Singles
    • Subjects
    • Schedulers

Session 12: NON-BLOCKING IO

  • What is non-blocking IO?
  • Channels and buffers
  • Scatter/gather
  • Channel-to-channel transfer
  • Selectors
  • FileChannel
  • Pipes

Java Programming 2 Training Course

Session 13: NETWORKING

  • Reading from and writing to a URL
  • Reading from and writing to a socket
  • Multithreaded ServerSocket
  • Non-blocking ServerSocket

Session 14: ANNOTATIONS

  • What is an annotation?
  • Form and application
  • Standard annotations
  • Declaring an annotation

Session 15: REFLECTION

  • What is reflection?
  • Modules, classes, constructors, fields, and methods
  • Private members
  • Annotations
  • Generics and arrays
  • Dynamic proxies
  • Dynamic class loading
Notes:
  • Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
  • Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.

Examinations

This Java Advanced Developer course helps to prepare for the following exam:
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Java SE8 Programmer II exam (1Z0-809)

This Java Advanced Developer course together with the Java Developer course helps to prepare for the following exam:
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Java SE 11 Developer exam (1Z0-819)

Attending these courses will help delegates gain many of the skills and product knowledge requirements as outlined in the exam objectives. Studying these courses and their associated reference materials can form part of the preparation to achieve certification. Experience, practice, self-study and aptitude are also key requirements for exam success.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

Delegates attending this course should be Java developers with a good grasp of the fundamentals. This knowledge can be obtained by attendance on the pre-requisite Java Developer course. Developers familiar with another similar OO language may be suitable candidates but should carefully examine the objectives listed in the prerequisite Java Developer course.

Pre-Requisite Courses

Course Reviews

Stuart explained high level concepts of Java brilliantly and concisely and the practical work was engaging and allowed for practice of what was taught very well.

Edward - Software Engineer - August 2020


Great course thoroughly enjoyed, Stuart remained engaging throughout. Well done

lewis - Software Engineer - August 2020


Sat Java Programming 1 with Stuart as a refresher. This led onto this course Java Programming 2. The course taught me new material which was of great benefit and i would highly recommend Stuart as the lecturer and the material StayAhead offers to other businesses.

Richard - developer - August 2020


I've had Stuart for two Java courses now. Course material is delivered brilliantly in an interesting way with Stuart being excellent to answer further questions people have on the course material. All learning is supplemented with exercises which is great to cement the learning. All in all a brilliant course that was very well taught

Samuel - August 2020


Stuart was super helpful, and nice. Really good course.

Daniel - Software Engineer - Manufacturing - June 2020


Enjoyed the course, things were in general well explained and from my perspective it was pitched at the right level.

Frances - June 2020


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