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Full Stack Development with Spring Boot 3 and React

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Spring Security

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Spring Boot 3.0 Cookbook

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Computer Graphics Programming in OpenGL with Java

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High Performance with Java

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Data Wrangling Using Pandas, SQL, and Java

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Data Structures and Program Design Using Java

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Programming Fundamentals Using JAVA

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Java Concurrency and Parallelism

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Full Stack Development with Spring Boot 3 and React

If you’re an existing Java developer who wants to go full stack or pick up another frontend framework, this book is your concise introduction to React. In this three-part build-along, you’ll create a robust Spring Boot backend, a React frontend, and then deploy them together. This new edition is updated to Spring Boot 3 and includes expanded content on security and testing. For the first time ever, it also covers React development with the in-demand TypeScript. You’ll explore the elements that go into creating a REST API and testing, securing, and deploying your applications. You’ll learn about custom Hooks, third-party components, and MUI. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build a full stack application using the latest tools and modern best practices.

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Developing High-Frequency Trading Systems

Jun 2022 320 pages

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Spring Boot and Angular

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Java and Algorithmic Thinking for the Complete Beginner

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OpenCV 4 Computer Vision Application Programming Cookbook

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Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture

Sep 2019 156 pages

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Apache Kafka Quick Start Guide

Dec 2018 186 pages

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Hands-On Artificial Intelligence with Java for Beginners

Aug 2018 144 pages

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Hands-On Artificial Intelligence with Java for Beginners

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Jira Quick Start Guide

Jan 2019 162 pages

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Cloud Solution Architect's Career Master Plan

Mar 2024 148 pages

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Java Memory Management

Nov 2022 146 pages

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Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture

Jul 2023 168 pages

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Beginner's Corner

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MQTT Essentials - A Lightweight IoT Protocol

Apr 2017 280 pages

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Learning Spring Boot 3.0

Dec 2022 270 pages

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Java and Algorithmic Thinking for the Complete Beginner

Jun 2024 957 pages

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Cloud Solution Architect's Career Master Plan

Mar 2024 148 pages

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Spring Boot and Angular

Dec 2022 438 pages

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Android Programming for Beginners

Apr 2021 742 pages

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Android Programming for Beginners

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Java Concurrency and Parallelism

Aug 2024 496 pages

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High Performance with Java

Jul 2024 306 pages

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Spring Boot 3.0 Cookbook

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$21.99 ~~$31.99~~

Spring Boot 3.0 Cookbook

Jul 2024 426 pages

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$21.99 ~~$31.99~~

Spring Security

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Mastering Spring Boot 3.0

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Mastering Spring Boot 3.0

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$21.99 ~~$31.99~~

Java Coding Problems

Mar 2024 798 pages

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$29.99 ~~$43.99~~

Java Coding Problems

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Solutions Architect's Handbook

Mar 2024 578 pages

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$32.99 ~~$47.99~~

Express Tutorials

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Data-Driven Testing in Selenium(v)

Dec 2017 1hr 58mins

Video

$137.99

Maven Tutorial - Manage Java Dependencies in 20 Steps

Apr 2018 1hr 52mins

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$99.99

Advanced Selenium Automation

May 2018 1hr 57mins

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Learning Java 9 - Databases and Multithreading in Java

May 2018 1hr 40mins

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Hands-On Big Data Analysis with Hadoop 3

Aug 2018 1hr 36mins

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Java EE 8 Application Development (v)

Sep 2018 1hr 39mins

Video

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Hands-On Microservices with Spring Boot 2.0

Dec 2018 1hr 50mins

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Hands-On Functional Programming with Java [V]

Feb 2019 1hr 49mins

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Java SE New Features: Covers Versions 9, 10, 11, and 12

Mar 2019 1hr 48mins

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Java: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Aug 2019 1hr 47mins

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Listen & Learn

Engaging game development audiobooks for learning on the go.

The Complete Coding Interview Guide in Java

Aug 2020 14hrs 39mins

Audiobook

$61.99

The Complete Coding Interview Guide in Java

Aug 2020 14hrs 39mins

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Popular Authors (10)

Mr. Mark Price

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years' experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree.

Most popular book of Mr. Mark Price

C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development

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Dr. Sebastian Raschka

Sebastian Raschka is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focusing on machine learning and deep learning research. As Lead AI Educator at Grid AI, Sebastian plans to continue following his passion for helping people get into machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Most popular book of Dr. Sebastian Raschka

Instant Heat Maps in R How-to

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Antonio Melé

Antonio Melé has been crafting Django projects since 2006, for clients spanning multiple industries. He is Engineering Director at Backbase, a leading global fintech firm dedicated to facilitating the digital transformation of financial institutions. He co-founded Nucoro, a digital wealth management platform.nnIn 2009 Antonio founded Zenx IT, a company specialized in developing digital products. He has been working as CTO and consultant for several tech-centric startups. He has also managed development teams building projects for large enterprise clients. He has an MSc in Computer Science from Universidad Pontificia Comillas and completed the Advanced Management Program at MIT Sloan. His father inspired his passion for computers and coding.

Most popular book of Antonio Melé

Django 3 By Example

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Ardit Sulce

Ardit Sulce is a Python programmer, teacher, and founder of PythonHow. He graduated in 2013 with a master’s degree in science (geospatial technologies) from the University of Muenster in Germany, focusing on using Python for remote sensing. Ardit has worked with companies such as the Center for Conservation Geography to map and understand Australian ecosystems, image processing with the Swiss in-Terra, and data mining to gain business insights with the Australian Rapid Intelligence.

Most popular book of Ardit Sulce

Django Crash Course with Examples

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Christophe Foulon

Christophe Foulon, senior manager and cybersecurity consultant at F10 FinTech, brings over 15 years of experience as a vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He also has spent more than 10 years leading, coaching, and mentoring people. As a security practitioner, Christophe is focused on helping businesses tackle their cybersecurity risks while minimizing friction, resulting in increased resiliency, and aiding to secure people and processes with a solid understanding of the technology involved. He also hosts the Breaking into Cybersecurity podcast and co-authored Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path.

Most popular book of Christophe Foulon

Hack the Cybersecurity Interview

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Gabriel Baptista

Gabriel Baptista has been working with software development since the beginning of .NET. Today, his main contributions are managing numerous projects for retail and industry. He is an Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution specialist, teaches at Computing Engineering universities, and helps tech startups as a mentor.

Most popular book of Gabriel Baptista

Software Architecture with C# 9 and .NET 5

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Mr. Jimmy Engström

Jimmy Engström  has been developing ever since he was 7 years old and got his first computer. He loves to be on the cutting edge of technology, trying new things. When he got wind of Blazor, he immediately realized its potential and adopted it when it was in beta. He has been running Blazor in production since it was launched by Microsoft.nHis passion for the .NET industry and community has taken him around the world, speaking about development. Microsoft has recognized this passion by awarding him the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award 10 years in a row.

Most popular book of Mr. Jimmy Engström

Web Development with Blazor

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Ben Auffarth

Ben Auffarth is a full-stack data scientist with more than 15 years of work experience. With a background and Ph.D. in computational and cognitive neuroscience, he has designed and conducted wet lab experiments on cell cultures, analyzed experiments with terabytes of data, run brain models on IBM supercomputers with up to 64k cores, built production systems processing hundreds and thousands of transactions per day, and trained language models on a large corpus of text documents. He co-founded and is the former president of Data Science Speakers, London.

Most popular book of Ben Auffarth

Artificial Intelligence with Python Cookbook

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Greg Deckler

Greg Deckler is a 7-time Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and an active blogger and Power BI community member, having written over 6,000 solutions to community questions. Greg has authored many books on Power BI, including Learn Power BI 1st and 2nd Editions, DAX Cookbook, Power BI Cookbook 2nd Edition and Mastering Power BI 2nd Edition. Greg has also created several external tools for Power BI and regularly posts video content to his YouTube channels, Microsoft Hates Greg and DAX For Humans.

Most popular book of Greg Deckler

Learn Power BI

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Carl-Hugo Marcotte

Carl-Hugo Marcotte is a software craftsman who has developed digital products professionally since 2005, while his coding journey started around 1989 for fun. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science.nHe has acquired a solid background in software architecture and expertise in ASP.NET Core through creating a wide range of web and cloud applications, from custom e-commerce websites to enterprise applications. He served many customers as an independent consultant, taught programming, and is now a Principal Architect at Export Development Canada.nPassionate about C#, ASP.NET Core, AI, automation, and Cloud computing, he fosters collaboration and the open-source ethos, sharing his expertise with the tech community.

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An Atypical ASP.NET Core 5 Design Patterns Guide

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