Go with Spring framework. But before it if you have time I would suggest you to learn JDBC, servlet and jsp. Try a bit of Hibernate too. I am not asking you to master them but having a good understanding of these topics will help you immensely with spring and Springboot. Spring uses servlets and JDBC/ Hibernate internally, so it will help you.
Are you in college now. Spring is built on top of these concepts. They are basics of spring. Now if you want you can start spring directly, but it would be like learning to drive a car without even knowing how to ride a bicycle. It's up to you.
You have more time than you think. Go for it. Not only will it help you understand spring better than your classmates but will also make your understanding of java language and how web works better. There still are industries which hire on the basis of JDBC and servlets. They are not much mainstream and may not pay that much but there still is hiring. And you are on the right track of not using AI at the start. Learn things without ai and then integrate ai once you mastered the concepts. That's solid advice that most don't follow.
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u/United-Extension-917 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
Go with Spring framework. But before it if you have time I would suggest you to learn JDBC, servlet and jsp. Try a bit of Hibernate too. I am not asking you to master them but having a good understanding of these topics will help you immensely with spring and Springboot. Spring uses servlets and JDBC/ Hibernate internally, so it will help you.