--- title: Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in... description: Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, and staying updated with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024 | daily.dev og:description: Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, and staying updated with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CjBDFUuFo.png og:image:alt: Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024 **[Foojay.io](https://daily.dev/sources/foojayio)** · 5 min read · 764 upvotes · 25 comments ## Summary Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, and staying updated with the Java community. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@randy** · 9 upvotes > Why does this: > > Learn Groovy and later on Scala. After learning Scala, you will probably never want to program in Java again. Also, Scala pays better than Java or Kotlin and is much nicer to program when you learn it. But there are fewer jobs than in Java. > > Come after "Learn Kotlin?" Kotlin is ugly and makes no sense in the JVM world. Groovy on the other hand is, well, groovy... And Scala's been on my short list, so I guess I might have to look into it now. **@goblooge** · 6 upvotes > been 11 years as Java programmer, and still need learn much, got several job that enough for me to fed my entire family. **@disam0303** · 3 upvotes > Where can I start learning java and kotlin for Android development? > Am taking bachelor of science in animal science but my interest is to master coding in app development > If anyone can help me please 🙏 guide and God will bless you I believe **@mdshagor369nt** · 2 upvotes > I am not a Java programmer. **@momodoulaminjobe** · 1 upvotes > Please to join this community .. I am new here and I want to lean java but I didn't hav much idea .. can someone guide me 2ro ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java), [#observability](https://daily.dev/tags/observability), [#kotlin](https://daily.dev/tags/kotlin), [#spring-boot](https://daily.dev/tags/spring-boot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo"},"datePublished":"2024-06-11T12:35:46.724Z","dateModified":"2024-08-23T15:18:39.677Z","description":"Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, and staying updated with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/45b069cdf25a8a4ed74d0995e27ab716?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/45b069cdf25a8a4ed74d0995e27ab716?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Foojay.io","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Foojay.io","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/1820f6a6ae944760aa322b67ed85f848","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/foojayio"},"commentCount":25,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":764},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":25}],"keywords":"java,observability,kotlin,spring-boot","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Foojay.io","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/foojayio"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Be a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/be-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-cjbdfuufo","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Why does this:\n\nLearn Groovy and later on Scala. After learning Scala, you will probably never want to program in Java again. Also, Scala pays better than Java or Kotlin and is much nicer to program when you learn it. But there are fewer jobs than in Java.\n\nCome after “Learn Kotlin?” Kotlin is ugly and makes no sense in the JVM world. Groovy on the other hand is, well, groovy… And Scala’s been on my short list, so I guess I might have to look into it now.","datePublished":"2024-06-11T13:53:27.289Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/CjBDFUuFo#c-RhxPSzice","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Randy","url":"https://daily.dev/randy","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UjV4-KkB--/f_auto/v1708097210/avatars/avatar_HXYbbGcBO38Rfv7RrCBdA"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":9}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"been 11 years as Java programmer, and still need learn much, got several job that enough for me to fed my entire family.","datePublished":"2024-06-22T23:10:59.333Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/CjBDFUuFo#c-s73A1YpQl","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"NURUL HUDA","url":"https://daily.dev/goblooge","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--RdPBDX2E--/f_auto/v1719244227/avatars/avatar_CPkwz2uxE5J1HWmyrz1KV"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Where can I start learning java and kotlin for Android development?\nAm taking bachelor of science in animal science but my interest is to master coding in app development\nIf anyone can help me please 🙏 guide and God will bless you I believe","datePublished":"2024-06-25T15:49:05.365Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/CjBDFUuFo#c-IPAdwPpQ5","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Samson","url":"https://daily.dev/disam0303","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJ1msL_u2zWektQKxP0vSZYIV4eNS-XUMg74zh6fDZa-WlXdHE=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I am not a Java programmer.","datePublished":"2024-07-02T05:20:56.436Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/CjBDFUuFo#c-rhJkmEaDd","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Md Shagor","url":"https://daily.dev/mdshagor369nt","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIspByjf8r0UopyxgxVi7UZjmUUWHcBrisUonoe7g2LHx4x5CHE=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Please to join this community … I am new here and I want to lean java but I didn’t hav much idea … can someone guide me 2ro","datePublished":"2024-07-03T17:02:43.596Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/CjBDFUuFo#c-z8MR38uSC","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Momodou Lamin Jobe","url":"https://daily.dev/momodoulaminjobe","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--O0TOmw4y--/f_auto/v1715772965/public/noProfile"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}]} ```