Take your Java programming to the next level with this advanced course in web development and automation. Designed for learners who already understand Java fundamentals, you’ll explore powerful tools and techniques to handle real-world programming challenges, from mastering regular expressions to building automated browser workflows with Selenium.

You’ll begin with the essentials of regex, learning quantifiers, character classes, and operators through hands-on exercises that sharpen your problem-solving skills. Next, you’ll strengthen your understanding of exception handling, differentiating between errors and exceptions, and mastering try-catch blocks and finally clauses to build resilient applications. From there, you’ll dive into date and time operations introduced in Java 8, gaining confidence with local and custom date-time manipulations and calculations. You’ll also learn how to manage data effectively by working with text files using Apache Commons IO and handling spreadsheets with Apache POI. In the second half of the course, you’ll apply your skills to browser automation with Selenium WebDriver. Step by step, you’ll set up your testing environment, locate elements with XPath and CSS selectors, and handle collections of web elements. Advanced topics like XPath axes and dynamic CSS selectors will give you the expertise to validate web pages, extract details, and automate complex tasks. By the end of this 12-module course, you will have: • Mastered advanced Java concepts including regex, exception handling, and date-time operations. • Gained practical experience managing files and Excel data with industry-standard libraries. • Built confidence in web automation using Selenium WebDriver, XPath, and CSS selectors. • Acquired the skills to apply Java to real-world development and testing scenarios. This course is ideal for intermediate to advanced Java developers who already have a solid grasp of core Java concepts and some basic web development knowledge. If you’re ready to expand your expertise into automation and advanced programming practices, this course will give you the tools to excel. This course now features Coursera Coach: An interactive learning companion that helps you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress.