Requirements #

Knowledge #

• Understanding of the Java Programing Language
• Understand of what an application is

Hardware #

• Laptop or Desktop.
• At least i5 or AMD 4800.
• At least 8 GB RAM (16GB is better and more is perfect).
• SSD storage (HDD will be slow).

Price for a such device starts at 700 euro (or 999 for Mac).

You can take a look at Tuxedo Computers they are pretty cool.

Operating system #

You can use any OS that runs Java, however the material will consider the following ones:

• Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 ref.).
• Windows (10).
• MacOS (10.15 Catalina).

IDE, Code Editor #

• Intellij Idea
  • Ultimate, complete feature set - around 15 euro a month.
  • Community, basic set of features - FREE.
  • Early Access Program, not stable but complete set of features - FREE.
• VS Code.
  • Install Spring Boot Extension Pack.
• Eclipse - Spring Tools 4.
• Netbeans.

Java JDK and Runtime #

To compile and build java apps we’ll use a JDK. Since there are multiple ways and versions to do it, you can pick one of the methods bellow.

• You can follow the guide from my Java Curriculum: Episode 1, Install Java.
• Or use the Intellij Idea’s feature to do that.

Maven #

We’ll use maven as “technical project management tool".

• You can use the guide from My Java Curriculum
• Or use the embedded maven installation from Intellij Idea