Java Swing (GUI) Programming: From Beginner to Expert (Udemy.com)

Wow, just the first two videos had me actively coding, and cleared up questions I had about the Eclipse interface. It's been more than a decade since I've coded in Java for a college course, and now I'm under a bit of duress to get up to speed quickly. I'm pretty stressed. However, the instructor's voice is so soothing. He adds each line of code one at a time, explaining as he goes. I feel like I settled into a reclining chair with a warm cup of tea while being spoon fed happy little morsels of Java lessons. I can feel my blood pressure coming down.

Der Kurs vermittelt grundsätzlich die Kenntnisse, die man benötigt, um Swing Benutzeroberflächen in Java zu entwickeln. Der Zusatz zum Kurstitel "From beginner to expert" ist allerdings etwas hoch gegriffen, echtes Expertenwissen wird nicht vermittelt. So wird z.B. auf das Thema "Drag&Drop" überhaupt nicht eingegangen. Was mich wirklich gestört hat, dass man dem Instructor wirklich stundenlang beim Tippen bzw. Vertippen zusehen musste und dass er nicht gut auf die Lektionen vorbereitet war. So kam es immer wieder vor, dass Dinge nicht funktionierten oder soeben eingetippter Code nochmals geändert wurde, weil dem Instructor wohl beim Tippen eingefallen ist, wie man das besser machen könnte. Die Beispielapplikation war auch unnötig komplex und lenkte in einigen Teilen stark vom Thema ab. Insgesamt denke ich, dass man das Wissen mit einer dem Thema angemessenen Beispielapplikation und ohne die Live-Tipporgien auch in 2-3 Stunden hätte vermitteln können, weswegen ich 2 Punkte abgezogen habe.

There aren't many Swing courses out there, given it's a quite old and surpassed way of designing GUI, but, for those of us who need to use it because of some old code we inherited, it comes as a saviour. The course itself is quite extensive in the subject it covers, I was particularly pleased with the inclussion of Editors, but there are some topics that are maybe introduce too abruptly, while others could ease you in better if shown before. Still, it's mostly very well explained; if it's a Swing course you need, give this one a go!

Tutorial covered lots of stuff from Swing. Course also covered some good practices in coding (especially parts when there was separate interface introduced to avoid creation of direct dependency between UI components). There are only two things which I think should be changed: first is to update applet part (in newer JDK's it's not possible to launch applets anymore so maybe suggest at the beginning to switch to regular Swing app?). Second is to use existing functionalities in IDE to create constructors, refactor code, etc. could be done more often (sometimes it's written "by hand").

Having learnt the basics of Java I wanted to learn the graphic side and this so far is aimed at the right level and pace for me.

Pretty straight forward so far. Could have used one or two examples of how something could go wrong and how to fix it. Other than that I was able to get my app window created with little fuss and I am looking forward to learning more :).

:-) Good course! Way too OP :-D

Not too fast and understandable.

Really good

Audio is weird, but content is good

Cave of Programming courses are always wonderful. The course has a great pace. The information within the course is exactly what I was looking for to complete a work project.

I'm not sure, i just started , but already going through the basics of swing that i thought i new i am learning some little nuances ,
thanks