Java SE with Swing, JPA and Maven (+Game Development)

About Java SE with Swing, JPA and Maven (+Game Development)

When I started software engineering, I always wanted to code without any configurations, version control or build server configurations. Later, I realized that coding is just one part of software engineering: architectural designs, design patterns and the ability to write reusable and loosely coupled software components are much more important parts of programming.

At the beginning it was quite hard for me to comprehend the role of these technologies, now I know for certain that they are very important as well as useful and can be used on daily basis. So in this course I would like to show you how to separate modules with the help of Maven as well as to use the Java Persistence API for database related operations.

We will learn how to create fancy user interfaces with the Swing framework. At the last section of the course we will wire everything together. In the last chapters you can learn about Java Game Development.

Section 1 - Installations

setting up the environment

installing Java, Eclipse, Maven and MySQL

Section 2 - Maven

what is Maven

build lifecycles and phases

clean, site and default

handling dependencies

POM files

Section 3 - Java Persistence API (JPA)

why to use databases?

JDBC and the old way

what is Java Persistence API (JPA)

object relation mapping with JPA

how to deal with inheritance with JPA

how to deal with composition with JPA

basic CRUD operations with EntityManager

using Hibernate

Section 4 - Swing Framework and Desktop Application:

developing a desktop application from scratch

using Maven

using Swing framework for GUI

using JPA and MySQL

Section 5 - Java Game Development Fundamentals

developing a game from scratch in Java Swing

Java Game Development from scratch

understanding the basics of animations

what are sprites?

game loop (the core of game engines)

user interface components with Swing

Section 6 - Java Basics (Appendix)

Java basics

data types, loops and decision making

memory management (stack memory and heap memory)

basic data structures

arrays, lists and maps

Thanks for joining the course, let's get started!