Spring Tutorials - Spring Core (Udemy.com)
Spring Tutorials : Discover Secrets of Successful Programming, Java Spring Framework
Created by: Bruce E. Hilton
Last updated August 2017
What you will learn
- Understand What the Spring framework is for
- Understand How and Why Spring came About
- Learn Java Best Design Practices that are encouraged by Spring
- Start Learning the Spring way of doing things, in Java development
- Get started with Spring Tools Suite (IDE)
- Start Learning the Very Fundamentals of Spring Configuration
- Understand all the Major components of Core Spring and How to apply them
- By the end of this course, you will be able to design and write your own basic Spring based Java applications
How it compares
Against the other 101 rated Udemy courses in Java Spring Framework on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 7% of them
- Reviews154#91 of 102 by number of reviews
- Length7 hoursshorter than 70% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2017earlier than 97% of them
Course Description
Spring Framework is a Java platform that provides comprehensive infrastructure support for Developing Java Applications. Spring handles the infrastructure so you can focus on Your Application.
This Spring Framework Course comes in Two Parts and together both Parts act as a Beginners Primer to the Core of the Spring Framework.
Part 1: Introduces Spring;
What is it? How and Why Spring came About?
I then look at some of the Best Practices for Java Application Design and Development which are used and encouraged by the Spring way of doing things!
Then jump into setting up an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Spring Development and teach you some of the Very Fundamentals of Spring Configuration and Development.
Part 2: Providing You Comprehensive Coverage of all the key features of Core Spring with a Sound Practical Level of Depth.
Core Spring is a large subject area, by following this course you will gain an excellent knowledge and understand of this powerful and wonderfully flexible framework. The Knowledge Gained here will put you "Streets Ahead" in any Spring project, it will provide you with a firm foundation to help further your Spring Career when you start Learning other areas of this Excellent framework. Some of the key topics covered on this course are; BeanPostProcessors, What are they and How can you take advantage of them? Autowire bean configuration, Using Annotations for configuration, JSR-250 & JSR-330 with Spring, Event handling and using your own Custom Events in Spring, Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP), the ever more popular Java based Configuration rather than XML based and Testing your Java Spring application code. By the End of Part:2 of this Spring Framework Course, You will Understand all the Major components of Core Spring and How to apply them! You will be ready to join a Spring project and successfully Hold your own!! You will also have the knowledge to help you Learn New areas of the Spring framework with the Minimum of Effort!!
Instructor Details
- 4.1 Rating
154 Reviews
Bruce E. Hilton
Bruce is a techie, a gadget geek, programmer, mentor and all round technology nut. With over 25 years in the software business as an IT Contractor and a former University Lecturer in Computer Studies, he's currently working freelance as a Software Engineering Trainer. He loves what technology can do for us. Building applications using Functional, Object Orientated languages & polyglot persistence helps him reconnect with the feeling of building something tangible.
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Reviews
By Craig Linton on 10/13/2017
Great so far. Please add discussion on how to install STS on an existing Eclipse installation if Eclipse already installed. Really like it. If you can go back and add some messaging to pull in the new projects as each section's Maven project is needed.
By Peter Van De Koolwijk on 1/6/2017
Downloaded code from part one is not directly usuable in part 2. New code has been added and is not being shown or explained. You just have to be lucky to get it to work and follow along. I was lucky enough to get everything to work. The instructor is so boring it is becoming a fight to stay awake. Main improvement would be to also explain the WHY and not only the HOW to do things in spring..
By Diego Alonso Zavala Torres on 6/7/2016
It is not understandable at all, his pronunciation is not clear, bad examples, not recommended
By Vineeth Narasimhan on 4/26/2016
the tutorial was good except for a few hiccups here and there. A basic exercise for the students to do by themselves would be a good idea for practice
By Xiaofeng Zhan on 3/1/2016
This is a truly excellent course! Bruce demonstrates the Spring framework using examples to make it much easier to understand. When I asked question I always get response from instructor within half day. If I couldn't figure something out, I will just send my buggy code to instructor and he will reply back promptly. Thank you Bruce for the effort of spreading your knowledge!
By Ziliang Zhao on 2/25/2016
1. I watched Part 1 of this Spring tutorial but I'm still a bit confused every time when the instructor talks about this injection and that injection. I hope there are more detailed discussions about dependency injection in Part 1 or the beginning of Part 2. The current version is way too short. Apparently it is not sufficient for Spring newbies. 2. The instructor goes through the tutorial like reading a paper. It's too plain and dry. I understand that its just a personal style but the instructor can try to do a better job to make the course more interesting.
By R C on 1/17/2016
Being new to Spring, I was a bit worried about how to get up to speed with the same. But this course helped me figure it out much faster than I expected it to! The tutor is excellent at explaining the content and how Spring work. Also, any doubt or confusion in concept or theory is quickly resolved by the tutor through any of the social media networks. Thanks Bruce for this amazing course. Please also have one on Spring MVC! Cheers!
By James Shingler on 11/29/2015
This was awesome. It is jam packed with great information. Bruce hit it out of the park. If you take the time to watch and understand this course you will have a very good understanding of spring core. You will be ready for any project using spring.
By Anonymized User on 10/24/2015
This is a good course for someone who wants a good head start on the Spring Framework. Bruce has done a good job of explaining how Spring can be configured in various ways. However, I would like modules like Spring transaction management, Spring security, Spring Integration also covered. Maybe Bruce can make another course for these. Thank you.
By Michel McAlexander on 9/26/2014
I am a fellow instructor and Bruce has put an amazing course together yet again. I am enrolled in all 3 of his courses and they are all 5 star courses. The pace he teaches at is perfect and the depth at which each thing is explained is amazing. My comprehension of Java Spring is so much higher after watching his videos compared to trying to read books and watch random videos on youtube. Great Job yet again Bruce. Please check out his other 2 courses here on Udemy because they are all related and one will definitely help you in another. -Mike
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