--- title: Become a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying... description: Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, understanding Loom and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Become 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, understanding Loom and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aSp58SzeQ.png og:image:alt: Become 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. # Become a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024 **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 5 min read · 173 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, understanding Loom and Structured Concurrency, getting coverage from Oracle, learning Groovy and Scala, practicing Continuous Feedback, using Ktor, building side projects, focusing on observability, staying connected with the Java community, reading professional developer blogs, following influencers on social media, and signing up for a Java articles reading list. ## 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. **@richardulrich** · 2 upvotes > Good, I like Java Programming Language! **@pabloraffaele** · 2 upvotes > Been working with Java more than 16 years. Incredible programming language and platform. **@blessingskaleo** · 0 upvotes > How do i become a good java Programmer, sometimes i tend to forget some important aspects of java programming language? --- Tags: [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java), [#observability](https://daily.dev/tags/observability), [#spring-boot](https://daily.dev/tags/spring-boot), [#jdk](https://daily.dev/tags/jdk) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq) ```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":"Become a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq"},"datePublished":"2024-05-06T11:15:35.870Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:22:04.995Z","description":"Tips for becoming a better Java developer, including upgrading Java versions, learning Kotlin, exploring other languages/frameworks, understanding Loom and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e36ee6c12a8fb0b8c7df940073e5cb45?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e36ee6c12a8fb0b8c7df940073e5cb45?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","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":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":4,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":173},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}],"keywords":"java,observability,spring-boot,jdk","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Become a Better Java Developer: 19 Tips for Staying Ahead in 2024"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/become-a-better-java-developer-19-tips-for-staying-ahead-in-2024-asp58szeq","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Good, I like Java Programming Language!","datePublished":"2024-06-04T13:22:42.742Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/aSp58SzeQ#c-GihKjM8Oz","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Richard ULRICH","url":"https://daily.dev/richardulrich","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKOWa8kcqwPLlCmU96J6ITVinlBTMP8GNL1qqKvuQD14MzA9w=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Been working with Java more than 16 years. 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