[Lv1] Spring Boot You Can Explain in Interviews - Backend Development Answered Through Experience

This is an introductory backend development course where you learn through understanding rather than memorization, and experience rather than theory. Instead of reciting a Googled definition when asked "What is JPA?" in an interview, this course will empower you to give an answer based on experience, starting with "Well, I've been through JdbcTemplate hell..." You will gain a deep, intuitive understanding of "why we use frameworks" by experiencing firsthand how 30 lines of pure Java ServerSocket code shrink down to just 7 lines in Spring Boot. After 6 sessions, you will walk away with a functional portfolio piece: a Todo List REST API built with Spring Boot + JPA.

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5.0

창근

33% enrolled

I ended up taking this course almost by force (?) because my company suddenly started using Spring, but looking back, I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't taken it. I wasn't a complete beginner to backend development, as I had experience with NestJS, so I was worried that Spring might feel too heavy or frustrating. However, those worries were completely shattered from the very first lecture. The flow—from Spring's philosophy to its architecture and why it was designed this way—was so smooth that I lost count of how many "Aha!" moments I had. It doesn't just list syntax; it builds the practical intuition and fundamentals needed in the field. Even coming from a NestJS background, it was great to understand Spring by comparing the two. I can confidently say that for those new to Spring, as well as those like me who have experience with other frameworks but have never properly learned Spring, this single course will completely wash away any vague fears you have. It's hard to find a better course than this for solidifying your fundamentals.

5.0

김민구

39% enrolled

This would be great for people who are new to Spring Boot, just learned Java, or learned it a long time ago. Also, Dingcodingco explains really well so it's easy to understand.

5.0

Wyatt Exino

100% enrolled

I think this will be a great lecture for those who are starting Spring Boot for the first time.

What you will gain after the course

  • The ability to answer with "experience" in backend interviews

  • Practical Spring Boot + JPA development skills

  • A learning experience of internalizing the "Why"

  • An eye for reading production code

  • The tech stack required by 95% of entry-level backend developer job postings

If you learn Spring this way, you will fail the interview phỏng vấn đấy

You turn on the lecture and just type along.

Add @RestController, add @GetMapping... Oh, it works! Portfolio complete!... Ồ, chạy rồi này? Hoàn thành portfolio!

But this is how they ask in the interview

"What is JPA?"

"Um... with Java, the database... ah... well..."

You will fail.

"Have you done a Spring Boot project?"

"Yes! I followed along with a YouTube video... but honestly, as for why IoC is necessary..."

You find yourself unable to explain a project that you built by simply copying and pasting.


Most Spring courses only teach "how to use it".

"This is how you use JPA. Just call save()."
"For transactions, just add @Transactional."

If you follow along, it works. You can even build a portfolio.

But interviewers ask "why."

"Why do you use JPA?"

"Why is a transaction necessary?"

"Why do you separate the Controller and the Service?"

People who have only learned the "How" answer like this

"JPA is an ORM... and if you use save(), it gets saved..."

That's it. There's nothing more to say.

It's because they've never experienced it. Since they've never done it without JPA, they don't know why JPA is necessary.


That's why this lecture gives you "pain" first.

To learn Spring properly, you shouldn't start with the convenient parts.You have to experience the inconveniences first.

If you build a web server using pure Java, it takes 30 lines. You have to write the HTTP response by hand. As a string. You are literally typing "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" yourself.

What happens when you look at Spring Boot after going through this pain? It's finished in 7 lines. The exact same thing runs.

At this moment, it becomes like this: "Ah... so this is why people use Spring Boot"

JPA is the same. If you connect to a DB without JPA, you have to write the SQL strings yourself, and the code just to convert the query results into Java objects takes 50 lines.

This "suffering → salvation" experience is what makes you a "developer who can explain."

✅ Here is what you will learn.

🍽️ Backend concepts understood through a restaurant analogy

  • Clerk-Manager-Warehouse Keeper 3-tier architecture explained through analogy

  • Ordering a burger combo to understand transactions (either give both, or give nothing)

  • Singer and manager analogy for understanding the Proxy Pattern

  • Metaphors and explanations that are impossible to forget once you've heard them



🌱 A course truly designed for absolute beginners

  • "Why are we learning this?" Every concept explanation starts from here.

  • OK as long as you know Java if and for statements, OK even if you don't know Spring Boot

  • "Pain → Salvation" Learning Method: You must experience the pain of 30 lines of ServerSocket to realize the greatness of 7 lines of Spring Boot

  • Step-by-step hands-on curriculum that even non-majors can follow


✨ Features of this course

📌 Constantly asking "Why?"

This course doesn't just end with "do it this way."

Typical lectures: "JPA is an ORM. Just use save()." (X)


This course: After experiencing the 50-line hell of SQL + RowMapper with JdbcTemplate firsthand,

Deeply experiencing why a single line of JPA's save() is a revolution

Every concept begins with "why this technology was created." Once you internalize the "Why," the "How" follows naturally.


📌 "Pain → Salvation" Learning Method

This is not a lecture that simply gives you the answers. It intentionally makes you experience the pain first, then lets you feel the greatness of the solution.

Period 2: HTTP parsing with 30 lines of ServerSocket vs. finishing in 7 lines with Spring Boot

Session 3: JdbcTemplate SQL + RowMapper hell, JPA save() in one line

Session 4: "Why does it work when I didn't write the code?" ConfusionPerfect understanding through the Proxy Pattern

Period 5: Controller death from overwork doing everything. Clean structure through 3-tier separation.

This experience enables you to start your interview answers with "Based on my own experience..."

You will be able to explain Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, and Hibernate.


📌 Answering techniques that prompt follow-up questions from interviewers

Lectures that just throw concepts at you and end there, lectures where you have no idea how to actually use the material in an interview… I hated those kinds of lectures the most.

This course connects concepts → hands-on experience → interview answers.
(The image below shows the interview success content from the Backend Resume Differentiation Course)

Recommended for these people

I know Java basics, but the idea of making a "server" feels vague
✔ Those who know if and for statements but don't know what to build with them
✔ Those who want to start step-by-step from "Hello World"


I followed along with YouTube, but I can't explain it in an interview
✔ Those who don't understand the principles behind projects made by copy-pasting
✔ Those who want to become a developer who can explain "why the code should be written this way"

I want to prepare for interviews and practice at the same time
✔ Those who want to answer common technical interview questions based on "experience"
✔ Those who want to learn Spring Boot through practice rather than theory

🗺️ This course is Lv.1

This course is the starting point. Based on this, I am creating a backend developer roadmap.

thoughtful Lv.0 Core Database Concepts - Building Foundations Before Starting Spring

Lv.1 Spring Boot Introduction (This Course) - Building APIs with Spring, Interview Preparation

Lv.2 Mastering JPA by a Working Developer - From Persistence Context to Practical Patterns

Lv.3 Deployment (AWS, CI/CD) Releasing to the real world, not just localhost

Lv.5~6 Architecture & Practical Projects: Building MSA, DDD, and E-commerce Systems

Starting from this lecture, let's go through it together step by step!

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🎁 EVENT 🎁

There are special benefits provided only to those who take the course.

We provide the [Lv1] 18 Spring Boot Interview Questions workbook.

(This workbook is provided as a Notion link!)

We will provide the textbook to the first 100 people who write a course review!

Get it after verifying your course review in the community!

(I have included the instructions on how to verify in the very last lecture __)


🎁 EVENT 2 🎁

If you submit the Google Form through this link, này,

🎟 We will send you a 15% discount coupon 🎟

🎁 EVENT 3 🎁

3-month free trial for IntelliJ IDE!

To support your development studies, I have prepared special benefits through a collaboration with JetBrains.
You can use IntelliJ for free for 3 months using the promotion code below!


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The person who created this course

Sharing the behind-the-scenes story of reaching the final interviews at Coupang and Yanolja - A 6th-year developer's story of applying to 24 companies [ep 5]

Dingco Dingco (Main Instructor)

  • 2021 ~ 2022: S Coding Club Algorithm (data-structure) Tutor

  • 2022 ~ : Operating the coding YouTube channel Dingco Dingco (Featuring various content related to developer employment)

  • 2022 ~ 2023 : Viva Republica Server Developer


  • Never giving up on a student 🦈

  • Operating a developer career-cracking community and organizing offline meetups


Notes to consider before taking the course

If!! you are having even the slightest second thoughts before signing up for the course.

Is this the right course for me to take right now? If you are having doubts, please feel free to contact us anytime through the Open Chat Room!

😍 I will do my best to provide you with answers 😍

Practice Environment

  • We use IntelliJ. The Community (free) version is perfectly fine.

  • It doesn't matter whether you use Windows or Mac! We provide installation methods for each operating system.


Learning Materials

  • Everything will be shared via Notion and PDF!

  • We will share the project code with you!

Prerequisite Knowledge and Important Notes

  • Those who have experience learning Java

  • Those with experience in MySQL CRUD


Recommended for
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Who is this course right for?

  • Those who know Java basics (if, for, class) but find the idea of building a 'server' with them vague.

  • Those who can get the code running by following YouTube tutorials but can't explain it in an interview.

  • New job seekers intimidated by "Spring Boot and JPA experience preferred" in job postings

  • Those who have read Spring Boot books but struggle with real-world application

  • Those who completed a coding bootcamp but know the "how" without understanding the "why"

Need to know before starting?

  • Basic Java syntax level (Having completed one introductory Java course is sufficient)

  • Database Knowledge (Free educational materials provided upon participating in the course review event!)

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    This would be great for people who are new to Spring Boot, just learned Java, or learned it a long time ago. Also, Dingcodingco explains really well so it's easy to understand.

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      I ended up taking this course almost by force (?) because my company suddenly started using Spring, but looking back, I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't taken it. I wasn't a complete beginner to backend development, as I had experience with NestJS, so I was worried that Spring might feel too heavy or frustrating. However, those worries were completely shattered from the very first lecture. The flow—from Spring's philosophy to its architecture and why it was designed this way—was so smooth that I lost count of how many "Aha!" moments I had. It doesn't just list syntax; it builds the practical intuition and fundamentals needed in the field. Even coming from a NestJS background, it was great to understand Spring by comparing the two. I can confidently say that for those new to Spring, as well as those like me who have experience with other frameworks but have never properly learned Spring, this single course will completely wash away any vague fears you have. It's hard to find a better course than this for solidifying your fundamentals.

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        I think this will be a great lecture for those who are starting Spring Boot for the first time.

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          I started taking this course to fill in the gaps in my superficial knowledge after studying Spring with AI, and I really enjoyed it because it covered exactly what I wanted.

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