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"The structure, the practice exams, the instructor — all top tier. Passed first try."
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Ranjan PradhanSenior Project Manager
— The journey
Course Outline
What the programme covers, module by module.
Module 1: Introduction to Spring Boot
- Spring ecosystem
- Spring Framework overview
- Spring Boot concepts
- Key features
- Spring Boot architecture
- Common use cases
Module 2: Setting Up Spring Boot
- Java development environment
- Spring Initializr
- Project structure
- Maven and Gradle concepts
- Dependencies
- Running applications
Module 3: Spring Core Fundamentals
- Inversion of Control
- Dependency injection
- Beans
- Application context
- Component scanning
- Bean lifecycle
Module 4: Spring Boot Configuration
- Configuration files
-
application.properties - YAML configuration
- Profiles
- Environment variables
- Externalised configuration
Module 5: Building Web Applications
- Spring MVC
- Controllers
- Request mappings
- Request parameters
- Path variables
- Response handling
Module 6: RESTful API Development
- REST principles
- API endpoints
- HTTP methods
- Request and response bodies
- Status codes
- REST controllers
Module 7: Data Transfer Objects
- DTO concepts
- Entity versus DTO
- Request models
- Response models
- Data mapping
- API design practices
Module 8: Validation
- Input validation
- Bean Validation
- Validation annotations
- Custom validation
- Validation errors
- Request validation
Module 9: Exception Handling
- Exception concepts
- Application exceptions
- Global exception handling
-
@ControllerAdvice - Error responses
- Error handling practices
Module 10: Spring Data JPA
- ORM concepts
- JPA fundamentals
- Entities
- Repositories
- CRUD operations
- Query methods
Module 11: Database Integration
- Database configuration
- Data sources
- Entity relationships
- Transactions
- Database migrations
- Data persistence practices
Module 12: Advanced Data Access
- Custom queries
- JPQL concepts
- Native queries
- Pagination
- Sorting
- Specifications
Module 13: Spring Boot Security
- Spring Security overview
- Authentication
- Authorisation
- Security configuration
- Password encoding
- Role-based access
Module 14: Token-Based Authentication
- Token authentication concepts
- JWT fundamentals
- Token generation
- Token validation
- Securing endpoints
- Authentication workflows
Module 15: Testing Spring Boot Applications
- Testing fundamentals
- Unit testing
- Integration testing
- JUnit
- Mockito
- Controller testing
Module 16: Logging & Monitoring
- Application logging
- Logging levels
- Structured logs
- Spring Boot Actuator
- Health endpoints
- Application metrics
Module 17: Caching
- Caching concepts
- Spring Cache
- Cache configuration
- Cache annotations
- Cache invalidation
- Performance considerations
Module 18: Asynchronous & Scheduled Processing
- Asynchronous processing
-
@Async - Task execution
- Scheduling
-
@Scheduled - Background operations
Module 19: API Documentation
- API documentation principles
- OpenAPI concepts
- Swagger UI
- Endpoint documentation
- Request schemas
- Response schemas
Module 20: Microservices with Spring Boot
- Microservices architecture
- Service decomposition
- Service communication
- Configuration concepts
- Resilience concepts
- Microservice challenges
Module 21: Containerisation & Deployment
- Deployment concepts
- Building application packages
- JAR deployment
- Docker fundamentals
- Containerising Spring Boot
- Environment configuration
Module 22: Production-Ready Spring Boot Applications
- Application optimisation
- Security considerations
- Performance considerations
- Monitoring
- Configuration management
- Production readiness
— 01.2 · Is it right for you?
Who it's for & what's included
Pick a delivery method to see exactly who it suits and everything you receive.
Who it's for
Classroom
Best for learners who want face-to-face tuition and to network with peers in person.
What's included
Everything you get
- ✓ Live instructor on-site
- ✓ Printed workbook & materials
- ✓ Group exercises & case studies
Who it's for
Online Instructor-Led
Best for learners who want a live instructor and a fixed schedule, without the travel.
What's included
Everything you get
- ✓ Live instructor via video call
- ✓ Digital workbook & resources
- ✓ Session recordings
Who it's for
Self-Paced
Best for self-motivated learners who need maximum flexibility around work and life.
What's included
Everything you get
- ✓ On-demand video lessons
- ✓ Interactive quizzes
- ✓ 24/7 access on any device
— About this course
Course Overview
The Spring Boot Developer Certification course equips working professionals with practical knowledge for developing modern Java applications using Spring Boot. Learners explore Spring architecture, dependency injection, RESTful services, Spring Data JPA, database integration, validation, exception handling, security, testing, configuration, logging, caching, microservices, API documentation, containerisation, and application deployment.