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A successful Java developer (and indeed any developer, not just Java) is a person who is constantly learning and obsessed with new technologies. We did not invent this statement: this is what experts say when answering questions about what personal qualities are the key to successful development and, as a result, a successful career as a coder. Fortunately, there are a great many resources dedicated to Java on the Internet, access to most of them is free, and there is usually a lot of information out there. In fact, there is so much content about Java on the Internet that it's easy to get confused. That is why we have made a small selection-review of useful sites, blogs and Youtube channels for current and future Java coding geniuses.
Useful for beginners
First, let's look at those resources that will be useful primarily for beginners and people just thinking about starting to learn Java (or another programming language). Let's start with YouTube, because watching useful information is often easier (and more effective, at least for the majority) than reading, so the number of worthy channels dedicated to programming is growing rapidly, as is the number of their subscribers.
Gosha Dudar
One of the most popular programming channels in the Russian-language YouTube segment. Gosha Dudar has almost half a million subscribers - a huge figure for a highly specialized channel. And such popularity is well deserved - on the PlurrimiTube channel you can find hundreds of videos with video courses on a variety of programming languages, including Java, of course, as well as videos dedicated to frameworks, engines and the creation of video games.
Java Lessons
Far from being as popular as the previous one, the channel with the self-explanatory name “Java Lessons” contains more than 300 videos for those who learn Java. Lesson topics begin with the very basics of the language, but also touch on more complex issues that will be of interest not only to beginners, but also to more experienced viewers. And recently, the author of the channel, a Russian-speaking programmer who moved to Los Angeles for permanent residence, also talks about his life in the USA and his impressions of the move, and also shares information for those who want to follow in his footsteps.
ITBeard
A high-quality and interesting channel from an experienced programmer, dedicated to the life of IT specialists. It will be of interest to both beginners in coding and fairly experienced programmers, and maybe even to those who have nothing to do with programming at all. The channel has many high-quality interviews in which the host communicates with experts in various IT fields.
Derek Banas
A popular English-language channel with educational videos about programming, but there is also content on other related topics. More than 1 million subscribers and a large selection of interesting and well-made videos about Java.
Programming with Mosh
Another cool and quite popular English-language channel with educational videos about programming. On it you can find a lot of well-structured tutorials on Java and other popular programming languages that will be useful for both beginners and fairly experienced coders.
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Java hub on Habr
Moving from YouTube to websites and blogs, one cannot fail to mention the Java hub on the well-known website habr.com - a community of IT specialists. On it you can find a lot of useful information in Russian - both specifically about Java and about programming in general; both translated articles from English and original content. We recommend this resource primarily to beginners, because more or less experienced users simply cannot help but know about it.
JUG.ru
Website of the Russian community of Java developers. News from the Java world, expert opinions and digests of interesting materials from other sources, including Russian-language and most of the most authoritative English-language sites, are published quite quickly.
Hacker Noon
HackerNoon is one of the most popular content projects on the English-language Internet for programmers and IT industry specialists. He publishes a lot of interesting materials not only about programming, but also on topics such as AI, blockchain, startups, security, etc.
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There is also a place in our selection for podcasts, which in recent years have somehow gotten lost in the rapid flow of multimedia content, but can still serve as a simple and convenient source of information that can be consumed while driving or, for example, on an exercise bike.
Debriefing
One of the oldest podcasts in Runet for IT specialists in general and programmers in particular. For more than two hundred episodes, the podcast has discussed IT industry news, new products, gadgets, etc. Experts and various interesting personalities are often invited as guests.
DevZen Podcast
Another popular podcast in Russian “about programming, IT and related topics.” This podcast, unlike “Debriefing,” is more focused on topics related to programming rather than IT in general, but the authors try not to focus on one or several of the most popular languages, distributing their attention evenly. All presenters are professional coders; only experienced programmers who have something to tell listeners are also invited as guests.
It makes sense to mention several useful Telegram channels, since this platform also has many excellent sources of information about Java and programming in general.
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learn.java
Community of beginner Java developers in chat format. In general, there is nothing more to add.
“Javista Library”
A channel with useful materials about everything that can be useful to a Java developer.
Useful for “advanced”
We haven’t forgotten experienced coders either, and have prepared a separate selection of resources for them. Since Pro coders still need to know English, at least at a level sufficient to read fluently or watch videos, there will be more serious English-language sources here.
Java
The official Java YouTube channel from the Java community and Oracle. The channel has very few subscribers - less than 90 thousand, although very interesting videos are regularly published there. In particular, interviews with famous programmers and experts, lectures and seminars on Java. So it makes sense to subscribe to it.
Devoxx
The official Devoxx channel regularly posts recordings of speeches, master classes and seminars from the latest Devoxx and Voxxed Days conferences, in which many famous programmers and Java experts participate. Subscribing to this channel is a great way to stay up to date and get the latest insights without the expense of attending one of these live conferences.
NightHacking
Another excellent, although not yet super popular, channel with exclusive interviews, as well as recordings of live master classes, seminars, discussions and speeches by experts. The channel primarily focuses on Java and covering topics that will be of interest to Java developers.
JavaPubHouse
One of the most famous podcasts dedicated to Java, and simply a great source of information for professional programmers. In English, of course. The podcast is created and hosted by Freddy Guime, a senior developer at Expedia, and Bob Paulin, a Java expert and independent consultant. The episodes are dedicated to everything related to Java, including news, technology discussions, secrets of writing good code, etc.
Pro.jvm
The main Telegram community for Java developers in the form of a chat. Intended primarily for experienced programmers, beginners have their own chat community, the link to which can be found in our material above.
Javaswag?
Weekly newsletter of hand-selected articles on Java and JVM. The author writes previews of selected materials, a significant part of them in English.
CODE BLOG | Programming
A good Telegram channel with original articles about programming, educational video courses and IT humor.
This is far from a complete selection of decent resources with information about Java and programming in general. Almost every popular online media platform today offers good Java content. Although, of course, we should not forget about the main, as we would like to think, source of information about Java on the Runet - JavaRush.ru :) Here is:
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Well, let’s end this collection with a quote from Alvin Toffler: “The illiterate people of the 21st century will not be those who do not know how to read and write, but those who do not know how to learn and relearn.”
A successful Java developer (and indeed any developer, not just Java) is a person who is constantly learning and obsessed with new technologies. We did not invent this statement: this is what experts say when answering questions about what personal qualities are the key to successful development and, as a result, a successful career as a coder. Fortunately, there are a great many resources dedicated to Java on the Internet, access to most of them is free, and there is usually a lot of information out there. In fact, there is so much content about Java on the Internet that it's easy to get confused. That is why we have made a small selection-review of useful sites, blogs and Youtube channels for current and future Java coding geniuses.
There is also a place in our selection for podcasts, which in recent years have somehow gotten lost in the rapid flow of multimedia content, but can still serve as a simple and convenient source of information that can be consumed while driving or, for example, on an exercise bike.
Well, let’s end this collection with a quote from Alvin Toffler: “The illiterate people of the 21st century will not be those who do not know how to read and write, but those who do not know how to learn and relearn.”
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