Java Web Developer

Before I took this Nanodegree I already finished the ones on Front End Dev and Full Stack Js which were a great experience! So I thought heading on to Java Spring would be similar. But after completing the first project and heading to second, I have to say I am completely disappointed. I am glad I only paid the discount price as I don't expect to get a refund.

The lectures and projects are really superficial. You get to know a lot of modules of Java Spring but you don't come to understand anything, cause you end up copying and pasting the code from the lecture projects. Even the mentors don't get you to think about what you are doing, they just provide you with another bit of code you can paste. That is not how I learn things.

I thought Udacity was more on a quality side of approach but I guess you have to be careful about that assumption and to consider every Nanodegree on its own. I like the way Udacity teaches, mini-inputs, mentor-reviewed projects and mentor help. But this Nanodegree isn't worth more than some YouTube tutorials.

In the chat of the program I also read a lot about similar experiences with that program, so from an insider's point of view, please stay away from this Nanodegree or wait until its updated. And even that, check it out, before you lose your money.