Ken Kousen
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April 30, 2024
Reactive Spring and Spring Boot
Join expert Ken Kousen to gain the foundation you need to take advantage of reactive programming, the Reactive Streams specification (a widely adopted industry standard), and the WebFlux module. You're a ...
May 21 & 22, 2024
Functional Programming in Java
Working with streams, lambda expressions, and method references in Java SE8 and beyond Today’s software developers are embracing functional programming (FP) in droves, whether it’s to write concurrent programs or to ...
June 11, 18 & 25, 2024
Spring and Spring Boot in 3 Weeks
Join acclaimed developer, trainer, and consultant Ken Kousen (Kousen IT, Inc.) for a three-part series that will get you up and running with Spring and Spring Boot. Through hands-on exercises and ...
July 9, 2024
Integrating AI in Java Projects
Join expert Ken Kousen to explore how to leverage Java's modern features, such as the HttpClient classes, Java records, and text blocks, to interact seamlessly with RESTful AI services like those ...
Bio
Ken Kousen is the President of Kousen IT, Inc., through which he does technical training, mentoring, and consulting in all areas related to Java, specializing in Android, Spring, Kotlin, Groovy, and Gradle. He is the author of the "Kotlin Cookbook", "Modern Java Recipes", and "Gradle for Android", all from O'Reilly Media, and "Making Java Groovy" from Manning.
Ken is a Java Champion and a regular speaker on the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference tour, and has spoken at many international conferences. He is also a multiple winner of the JavaOne Rock Star award. Over the past decade he has taught thousands of developers in business and industry. In addition to owning several technical certifications, his academic background includes two BS degrees from M.I.T., an MS and a Ph.D. from Princeton, and an MS in Computer Science from R.P.I.