Geeksforgeeks Java Backend Development Upd (Direct)

Modern frameworks abstract Servlets, but every Spring Boot app is still a Servlet container (Tomcat, Jetty, Undertow) under the hood.

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No ORM yet. Learn the raw layer first:

GeeksforGeeks Resource: JDBC Tutorial

Modern Java (JDK 17/21) introduces Virtual Threads (Project Loom). GFG’s updated curriculum now prioritizes Thread.ofVirtual() over traditional ExecutorService for I/O-bound backend tasks. Modern frameworks abstract Servlets, but every Spring Boot


To transition from a junior to a professional developer, you need tools for production readiness. Skip JSP unless maintaining a pre-2015 project

  • Testing:
  • API Documentation:
  • Design Patterns: Singleton, Factory, Builder, and Strategy patterns are frequently used in Java.