Building Cloud Services with the Java Spring Framework
Vanderbilt University · View on Coursera ↗
Taught by Dr. Jules White, Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
Computer Science
About the course
This MOOC describes by example how to build cloud services via the use of object-oriented design techniques; Java programming language features; Java Servlets, the Java Spring Framework; and cloud computing platforms, such as Amazon Web Services. Due to the importance of building secure and scalable mobile/cloud platforms, this MOOC will not only show you how to build cloud services, but how to do so securely, scalably, and efficiently. Security and scalability topics will be woven into discuss
The dissent
The most-upvoted critical review (16 votes, 1.0★).
“I got 6 words for you DO NOT TAKE ON THIS COURSE!! I'm surprised that Coursera is still allowing this course to go on.The course content is actually not that bad.But the problem is the assignments have got nothing to do with the course content.Specially in the second assignment I spent close to a week just configuring OAuth.And do you know the best part about it,THE COURSE DOESN'T TEACH YOU A SINGLE BLOODY THING ON HOW TO CONFIGURE OAUTH!! The instructors have clearly abandoned this course.You will spent more time trying to get the java projects to run than on doing the assignments.So please save your valuable time!! I say this with absolute sincerity!”
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