How to become a better Java Programmer?

First of all, wish you very happy new year guys. It's that time of year when we start afresh, make plans, set goals and make resolutions for the new year. Being a Java developer and author of a Java blog, I frequently receive a  lot of request from Java programmers from all over the world about how they can improve themselves? How they can become a better Java developer and do well in their job and career. In the past, I have shared my 10 tips to become a better programmer and every tip on that article still holds true but given it's a new year. I have decided to jot down some new resolutions for Java programmers to improve themselves, enhance their knowledge on Java Programming and increase their value for future career growth.

Top 5 Hadoop Courses to Learn Online - Best of Lot

If you are learning Big Data and want to explore Hadoop framework and looking for some awesome courses then you have come to the right place. In this article, I am going to share some of the best Hadoop courses to learn Hadoop in depth. In last a couple of articles, I have shared some Big Data and Apache Spark resources which are well received by my readers. After that, a couple of my reader emailed me and asked about some Hadoop resources e.g. books, tutorials, and courses, which they can use to learn Hadoop better. This is the first article in the series of Hadoop, I am going to share a lot more about Hadoop and some excellent resources in coming month e.g. books and tutorials. Btw, If you don't know, Hadoop is an open source distributed computing framework for analyzing Big data and it's been around for some time.

Top 5 books to learn Spring Boot and Spring Cloud for Java Developers - Best of Lot

Hello guys, if you are a Java developer and want to learn Spring Boot and Spring Cloud frameworks and looking for some of the best books and courses then you have come to the right place. In past, I have shared some of the best Spring Boot and Spring Cloud courses and today I am going to talk about some of the best books to learn Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, but before that let's try to understand what is Microservice and how Spring Boot and Spring Cloud helps with development of microservices in Java. In simple words, Microservices is nothing but an extension of RESTful web services with the key idea is to break up your code into small, distributed, and independent services for better scalability and management, but it does require thoughtful design and think through ability.

How to Crack Java Programming Interviews in 2019? Topics, Courses, Books, and Questions

Java Interviews are a little bit different than traditional programming interviews on tech giants and product based companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, or Facebook. First, even though it has questions from Data Structure and Algorithms like String or Array, you can still manage to clear Java interviews if you are not an expert on them. The questions are a little bit easier and more practical than those companies. Another very important thing about Java interviews are questions based upon Java programming language and JDK API. Since Java is also an Object-oriented programming language, you will find lots of OOP questions there.

5 Free iOS App Development Courses for Programmers (iPhone + iPad) - Best of Lot

If you are thinking to learn iOS App development i.e. developing games and application for Apple's iOS devices like iPhone and iPad and looking for some free courses then you have come to the right place. In this article, I am going to share five free courses to learn iOS App Development and become an iOS developer this year. This is the second article in my serious of articles about learning iOS and venturing into app development. In my last article, I have shared some of the best courses to learn Swift Programming language, Apple's own language to create iOS applications. It also allows you to create apps for MacOS and Linux as well.

The 2019 React Developer RoadMap - Your Guide to become a Modern Web Developer

The React JS or simply React is one of the leading JavaScript libraries for developing front-end or GUI of web applications. Backed by Facebook, React JS, also known as just React is has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years and became the de-facto library for component-based GUI development. Though there are other front-end frameworks like Angular and Vue.js available, what sets React apart from others is maybe the fact that it just focuses on component-based GUI development and doesn't invade on other areas.