Day #1: Embarking on the Path of Java Mastery: Where Types Meet Wisdom 🌟
Today marks the beginning of my practical Java journey with my AI mentor. We focused on setting up a proper development environment and dove straight into coding with modern Java features. The code changes from this session can be found here. Day 1 Summary Overview Started our Java learning journey with a focus on modern Java features and fundamental concepts while setting up the development environment. Environment Setup Installed OpenJDK (versions 17/21 discussed) Set up IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition Created first Java project Concepts Covered Modern Java Features Text blocks for multiline strings Records for immutable data classes Method references (:: operator) String formatting options Type inference with var Core Concepts Basic project structure Class creation and organization Object-oriented principles (encapsulation) String handling and formatting approaches Java’s reliability and type safety Practical Implementation Built a simple Library Management System demonstrating: ...