Byte Size Chunks : Java Model-View-Controller (MVC)

Name: Byte Size Chunks : Java Model-View-Controller (MVC)
Rating: 4.4 (19 reviews)

A little treat with all you need to know about the MVC paradigm in Java

Created byLoony Corn

Last updated 3/2016

English

What you'll learn

Understand the Model-View-Controller paradigm, the Observer and Command Design patterns that are at the heart of modern UI programming
Understand exactly how the Model-View-Controller paradigm is used in Java, both in Swing and in JavaFX
Implement event and menu handling using the Observer and Command design patterns
Identify how the MVC paradigm manifests itself in different UI programming use-cases
Gain a superficial understanding of JavaFX and Properties and Bindings

Course content

4 sections • 15 lectures • 2h 40m total length

You, This course and Us2:15
We'll start with an introduction - what this course covers and what you should be able to do at the end of the course.

The Model View Controller Design Pattern: An Introduction13:59
he Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm is ubiquitous in UI programming; along with the Observer and Command patterns, MVC has practically defined modern User-Interface programming.
The Model View Controller Design Pattern In Action: A MediaPlayer Example8:11
Models contain data, views define the UI, and controllers respond to user input and update the model and the view. We see how this plays out in a Media Player application.
The Model View Controller Design Pattern In Action: A Chart Example8:42
Models contain data, views define the UI, and controllers respond to user input and update the model and the view. We see how this plays out in a Charting application.
MVC

The Observer Design Pattern: Introduction9:34
The Observer Pattern, along with the MVC and Command Patterns, has practically defined modern UI programming. Publishers publish updates when their state changes, and Subscribers can listen in on these updates. An event is fired when the state changes, and the listener responds via a Command object called the event listener code.
The Observer Design Pattern In Action: Properties and Bindings - I14:42
Java has recently added substantial language support for the Observer Pattern via two new types of objects - Properties and Bindings. Let's understand when these types of variables can save us a bunch of work.
The Observer Design Pattern In Action: Properties and Bindings - II9:27
More on the newly added language constructs for the Observer Pattern, Properties and Bindings. We dig deep into the mechanics and underlying interfaces.
The Observer Design Pattern In Action: Mouse Handling and Tree7:06
After the relatively new-age Properties and Bindings, we turn to classic use-cases of the Observer Pattern, in User Interface elements such as mouse click handlers and tree views. The Observer Pattern is used in clever ways in Swing and other UI frameworks, allowing the user great flexibility in responding to a variety of different user actions.
The Observer Design Pattern In Action: MVC + Observer = UI Magic10:34
We dig deep into the interplay between the Model-View-Controller and the Observer Pattern, tied together via the Command Pattern. These three patterns have, together, defined modern User-Interface programming
The Observer Design Pattern In Action: A MediaPlayer Example - I15:17
Models contain data, views define the UI, and controllers respond to user input and update the model and the view. We see how the Observer Pattern plays a crucial role in seting up this MVC example for success - for instance, a slider that wires up the volume of the media is just about 1 line to set up correctly.
The Observer Pattern
The Observer Pattern - True/False

The Command Design Pattern11:50
The Command Design Pattern is used to separate an action from its execution. A seemingly abstract idea, and an incredibly powerful one. The Command Pattern, along with the Observer and MVC Patterns, has practically defined modern User Interface Programming.
The Command Design Pattern In Action: Lambda Functions - I9:51
The idea of encapsulating an action in an object can be used to retro-fit functional programming support into an object-oriented language like Java. Lambda functions, in particular, are a functional programming concept that has become a cross-over hit in the object-oriented world of Java.
The Command Design Pattern In Action: Lambda Functions - II10:04
We continue with functional-programming support in Java. In addition to lambda functions, there are also powerful aggregate operators - map, foreach and filter - that we can use to chain lambda functions together
The Command Design Pattern In Action: Threading14:29
The Command Design Pattern is used to separate an action from its execution. We see how this idea is used as the starting point of most modern Threading libraries. Java has old-school and new ways of getting Multi-threading done, and both of these start with the Command Pattern
The Command Design Pattern In Action: Undo and Logging14:39
The Command Design Pattern is used to separate an action from its execution. This idea serves as the basis of two really neat applications: implementing Undo, and logging activity. Let's see how.
The Command Design Pattern

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Java

Description

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Java
Taught by a Stanford-educated, ex-Googler, husband-wife team
Please don't take this class if you have already signed up for our From 0 to 1: Design Patterns course (that includes a far longer and more in-depth version of this material)

This is a quick and handy course with exactly what you need to know (nothing more, nothing less!) about the MVC paradigm in Java.

Let’s parse that.

The course is quick and handy: It explains the Model-View-Controller paradigm, the Command and Observer design patterns in just the right level of detail for you to put these to work today.
The course has exactly what you need - nothing more, nothing less. It starts from zero, builds up the design, then gives plenty of real-world examples, but crisply and quickly.
The course is also quirky. The examples are irreverent. Lots of little touches: repetition, zooming out so we remember the big picture, active learning with plenty of quizzes. There’s also a peppy soundtrack, and art - all shown by studies to improve cognition and recall.

What's Covered:

The MVC Paradigm
Observer Design Pattern and event handling
Command Design Pattern and action objects

Who this course is for:

Yep! Programmers who know some Java, but are new to User-Interface programming
Yep! Programmers who are a bit short on time and would like a quick refresher of the design priniciples underlying modern UI programming in Java
Nope! Folks that are entirely new to programming (we'd suggest our From 0 to 1: Java class for you instead)
Nope! Folks that are looking to learn Design Patterns in depth (we'd recommend our From 0 to 1: Design Patterns course for you instead)
Nope! Folks that are looking to learn Swing or JavaFX in detail (we'd recommend our From 0 to 1: JavaFX and Swing course for you instead)

Byte Size Chunks : Java Model-View-Controller (MVC)

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

The MVC Paradigm3 lectures • 31min

The Observer Pattern6 lectures • 1hr 7min

The Command Pattern5 lectures • 1hr 1min

Requirements

Description

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