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OrderController.java
// A small API. A solid foundation.
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/v1/orders")
public class OrderController {

  private final OrderService orderService;

  public OrderController(
      OrderService orderService) {
    this.orderService = orderService;
  }

  @GetMapping("/{id}")
  public ResponseEntity<OrderDto> getOrder(
      @PathVariable Long id) {
    return ResponseEntity.ok(
        orderService.findById(id));
  }
}
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From first endpoint to production systems.

Learn and build the pieces that make backend applications secure, maintainable, observable, and ready for real-world traffic.

API Engineering

Design REST APIs, structure DTOs, validate requests, handle errors consistently, and document endpoints clearly.

Microservices

Explore service boundaries, API gateways, asynchronous messaging, caching, resilience, and service-to-service communication.

Data & Performance

Work with SQL, indexes, transactions, ORM trade-offs, connection pools, and performance troubleshooting.

Technology

A modern backend stack.

Core tools for building, testing, deploying, and operating production-ready services.

Java 21Spring BootSpring Security REST APIsMicroservicesHibernate / JPA MySQLPostgreSQLRedis Apache KafkaMavenDocker KubernetesJenkinsAWSGit
Build by doing

Project ideas worth shipping.

Use these as a starting point for hands-on practice. Add authentication, tests, observability, and deployment as you grow.

01 / API

E-commerce REST API

Products, carts, orders, user accounts, validation, pagination, and secure role-based access.

Spring BootJPAMySQL
02 / Distributed

Order Processing System

Separate services for orders and payments, event-driven workflows, retries, and idempotency.

KafkaRedisMicroservices
03 / Platform

Production Deployment

Automate builds and tests, package services, deploy to a cluster, and add health checks and logs.

DockerJenkinsKubernetes
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