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This document discusses the important skills required of a Java developer. It begins by defining a Java developer as someone who integrates the Java programming language into applications and web development. It then outlines the process to become a Java developer including obtaining a computer science degree, completing Java courses, and gaining experience through internships. The rest of the document details the technical and soft skills needed, including skills like object-oriented programming, design patterns, web technologies, version control systems, communication, and teamwork. It concludes by noting that Java is one of the most in-demand programming languages.

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Java Developer Skills - Important Skills of A Java Developer - by Swatee Chand - Edureka - Medium

This document discusses the important skills required of a Java developer. It begins by defining a Java developer as someone who integrates the Java programming language into applications and web development. It then outlines the process to become a Java developer including obtaining a computer science degree, completing Java courses, and gaining experience through internships. The rest of the document details the technical and soft skills needed, including skills like object-oriented programming, design patterns, web technologies, version control systems, communication, and teamwork. It concludes by noting that Java is one of the most in-demand programming languages.

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Java Developer Skills: Important Skills of a

Java Developer
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Java Developer Skills — Edureka

Java is the most popular and evergreen programming language in the world of IT Industry.
This is the reason why Java Developers are in a steady race of upgrading their skills. This
article exclusively targets on the crucial Java Developer Skills required in 2019.

Who is a Java Developer?

How to become a Java Developer

Java Developer Skills Overview


Skills of a Java Developer

Salary Details of a Java Developer

Who is a Java Developer?

Java Developer is a Computer Software Developer/Programmer who integrates Java


Programming Language into the development of Computer Applications, Web Development
and other sorts of requirements needed at both Client and Server end.

How to become a Java Developer?

There are three basic stages on the way in becoming a Java Developer.
Earning a College Degree
The first stage requires you to complete a qualification in Computer Science with a focus
on software development. This could be a Degree in Information Technology or Bachelor of
Engineering in Computer Science.

The second stage requires you to complete an online or offline course specializing in Core
and Advanced Java. Trying out online examples is a good way to develop
your specialization in Java.
Getting Experienced
The third stage needs you to look for a placement in an internship program while studying.
This will provide you with relevant experience as well as guidance and mentorship from
experienced Software Developers.

Java Developer Skills Overview

Let us understand the skills required by a Java Developer in a detailed way in the next
segment.

Skills of a Java Developer


The Skills required for Java Developers can be categorized as follows:

1. Java Developer Skills (Technical)


2. Java Developer Skills (Soft Skills)

Java Developer Skills (Technical)


Core Java
Let us understand the most basic and essential skills required to become a Java Developer.
Core Java Skills are building blocks of every successful Java Developer. The crucial Core
Java skills that most recruiters are looking for are,

Object-Oriented Programming skills

Object-Oriented Programing approach introduces class and object style of coding that


deals with the concepts of Inheritance, Encapsulation, Abstraction, Polymorphism. The motto
of OOP is to bind the data and the functions together, so as to improve code stability and
safety.

Design Patterns in Java

Design patterns in Java are standard solutions followed to solve routine problems faced in
software designing life cycle. Every Design Pattern acts as a blueprint that allows
customization to solve any given design problem in any code during the development of
software modules.

Abstract Classes in Java

Abstract Classes in Java help the developers to achieve abstraction. Abstraction in object-


oriented programming reduces code complexity by showing only the relevant details of the
objects used in the program and enhances code readability. We need Abstract classes in java
for the following reasons.

Interface in Java

Java Interface is an advanced level of achieving abstraction in the Java Programming


Language. The interface in Java enables a better and efficient way of achieving abstraction in
Java

Serialization in java

Serialization in Java is a concept that deals with the conversion of objects into a byte
stream to transport the java objects from one Java Virtual Machine to the other and recreate
them to the original form. Serialization enables developers to meet various factors in real-
time programming.

Java Build Tools


Depending on the tasks assigned, Developers need to use a specific tool for a particular task.
For a Java Developer understanding the terminology of Build tools in Java comes handy as
are the programs that automate the creation of executable applications from source code.
Build tools that one must know are Java Build tools Maven and Gradle
Web Technologies

Web technology provides a simplified, fast way to create dynamic web content. Having a


better grip on Web technology is important as it helps to understand the technique of
establishing communication between multiple computer systems via markup languages. It
gives a way to interact with the host for information, like websites. It involves the use
of HTML, JQuery, and CSS.
Java Web Frameworks
To build a Mobile application with best features and limited code, Java web frameworks are
the best in class solutions. They support the development of web applications including
web services, web resources, and web APIs in a standard way to build and deploy web
applications on the World Wide Web. Some of the best frameworks are Spring
MVC and Play.
Java Application Containers

Java Application container is an application program in which the software’s building block
known as a is run. Application containers are designed to provide multiple functionalities
such as to provide user authentication, logging or establishing a connection with the
database. Top-notch Java Application Containers are componentJBoss and Jetty.
Java Testing Tools
analysis. Testing tools are Java testing tools allow you to test your JSP pages and Web
Application with an interface where you do not have to actually launch your application
onto a web browser. They support multiple test activities from planning, requirements,
creating a build, test execution, defect logging, and test Selenium and TestNG.
BigData

has become a trillion-dollar industry and handling such a huge amount of data has become
close to impossible by traditional data processing software. Learning Big data technologies
helps developers to analyze and extract information from complex data sets. Some of the
powerful Big Data technologies are Big Data Hadoop and Spark
Java EE Components
Java EE Components enable Developers to write server-side applications. One of the most
common challenges that the enterprise developers face is how to handle requests coming in
from web-based clients. To ease this challenge, Java EE provides the Servlet and JavaServer
Pages APIs, that enable methods for logging activities using cookies on a user’s browser and
simplify these kinds of issues and provide the best solution. Some major Java EE
components are Servlets, Java Beans and Java Server Pages.
Code Version Control

GitHub Version control allows developers to keep track of their work and helps to easily
explore the changes they made in data, coding scripts, comments, etc so, that it is much
smoother and easier to implement

Java Developer Skills (Softskills)


Soft skills are people skills, communication skills, character, and social intelligence among
others, that enable people to navigate their environment, work well with others, perform
well, and achieve. The soft skills for Java Developers are:
Good Communication Skill

Good Communication Skills include active listening where you pay close attention to the
person who is speaking to you and try adapting your communicationstyle to your
audience and convey your message in a better manner.
Open to Learning

Knowledge is never-ending. Successful Java Developers should be always open to


learning new upgrades in the technology and keep themselves updated
Team Work

Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a team to achieve a common goal and to complete a
task in the most efficient and effective way.
Work Ethics
Work ethic is a belief that hard work and dedication have a moral benefit and an inherent
ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities
Interpersonal Skills

Interpersonal skills are the qualities and behavior a person uses to interact with others
properly. The better the interpersonal Skills, the better the growth in one’s career.

Salary Details of a Java Developer


Java Programming Language is one of the most demanded ones in the current IT Industries.
Let us now discuss the salaries offered to the Java developers.
With this, we come to an end of this article. I hope you have understood the important Java
Developer Skills.

With this, we come to an end to this blog.If you wish to check out more articles on the
market’s most trending technologies like Artificial Intelligence, DevOps, Ethical Hacking,
then you can refer to Edureka’s official site.

Do look out for other articles in this series which will explain the various other aspects of
Java.

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