Ken Kousen
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Upcoming live online training courses
May 31 & June 1, 2023
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 1, 8 & 15, 2023
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 ...
June 5 & 6, 2023
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 7, 2023
Making New Java Features Work For You
Join expert Kenneth Kousen to discover what new features are available and how to combine them to build robust, powerful Java applications. Hands-on learning with interactive sandboxes All exercises and labs ...
June 14, 2023
Java testing with Mockito and the Hamcrest matchers
Join Ken Kousen for a dive into Java testing using Hamcrest matchers, which make it possible to write cleaner tests that are easier to understand and interpret, and the Mockito testing ...
June 21, 2023
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 ...
July 11, 18 & 25, 2023
Android Development Bootcamp
Join expert Ken Kousen to get hands-on with the fundamentals of Android development using the latest available tools and techniques and you’ll explore activities, intents, view layer widgets and fragments, networking, ...
July 12 & 13, 2023
Getting Started with Spring and Spring Boot
Join acclaimed developer, trainer, and consultant Ken Kousen (KousenIT, Inc.) for a 2-day online course on getting started with Spring and Spring Boot. Through hands-on exercises and examples, you’ll learn how ...
July 26, 2023
Managing your manager
In this three-hour hands-on course, Java Champion Ken Kousen shares the tips and tricks he’s learned in 30+ years interacting with managers at all levels, from beginners to C-level executives. Along ...
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.