JavaSE foundation question: where to go next?

Question

Java

Hello, kick me in the right direction, I decided to try programming in Java, (previously familiar with C \ C ++, at the level - I solved not difficult problems for the university). The goal is to get a job as a Java junior developer. I have read 2 books, one by O'Relly and one by Shieldd 8th Edition. Received a general knowledge of the language, ie. I understand what is needed. And here is a dead end, where to move on I do not understand. Question: what to do next? read more books? On my own, I feel that I can’t solve serious problems until I can. I tried to solve problems on JavaRush, it seemed to work until they said that I had to pay the loot, I pass tests on Quizful, but I can’t give more than 10 correct answers. Please help with advice! I need it! thanks in advance!

Answer 1

More practice. Write some simple toy (snake / Tetris, etc.). Try to work with the network and make a network version of the game (for example, for chess).
Study databases, SQL. Try to write a program in Java that will work with the database.
Read books on design patterns.
Well, try to actually get a job.

Answer 2

JDBC, Hibernate, Java EE, Spring is a very popular technology stack for Java.
JDBC - working with a database
Hibernate - an ORM for working with a database that simplifies working with a
Java EE database - a set of libraries for creating web projects in Java.
Spring is a set of libraries mainly used for web. Those. of the entire set, the most commonly used are Spring MVC and Spring security
For Java EE, a good book is Java EE 7 recipes - problem solution approach. The official Java EE tutorial is a bit illogical and overlong.
Spring is a good book Spring recepies the newest edition of Spring 4
You can search for jobs right now. At least you know what's left to finish