To follow this guide you will need to know

Java

If you already have some experience in Java that’s great. If you don’t then you can still follow this guide, I just recommend to have someone who can answer your questions and review your code.

That’s not required to have a very high Java skill - it just can make your work easier.

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TestNG or JUnit

TestNG and JUnit are two most popular Testing Frameworks for Java.

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HTTP and REST API

You need to understand what Http Requests and Http responses are. Also Http headers, Response codes. Web services basics.

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Java Http Clients

Apache Http Components, RESTEasy, OkHttp, RestTemplate…

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Build Automation Tools: Maven and/or Gradle

You need to be familiar with main Maven lifecycle phases, pom.xml and Maven project structure basics.

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Version Control System: Git

Basic Git work flow

  • Create repository
  • Create branch
  • Stage changes
  • Commit changes
  • Push changes to remote repository
  • Pull from remote repository
  • Resolve merge conflicts

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JSON serialization/deserialization

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CI/CD

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools like Jenkins or Bamboo

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Spring Boot

Spring Boot basics. Creating and injecting Spring beans.

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AssertJ

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AspectJ

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