Desktop Tic-Tac-Toe
Everyone is familiar with Tic-tac-toe. Create a version of this game using the Swing graphics library. Teach a computer to play this game and compete against both your friend and AI.
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Java Desktop Application Developer
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Expand your knowledge of Java and create a real application with a Swing framework. This course is #1 if you strive to become a master of desktop app development.
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We picked out the projects that are best suited for achieving your goal. Continue your journey through the Java world and you will:
- learn more about the graphical user interface;
- use a Swing widget library for creating GUI;
- explore multithreading to make your GUI more responsive;
- deal with HTML by using the regular expressions;
- understand how to work with Random class.
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Graph-Algorithms Visualizer
Visualization always draws attention. And it makes learning easier. What if we could visualize everything? In this project, you will build a Java GUI application with Swing to create graphs and visualize graph algorithms like traversals, spanning trees, and shortest pathfindings. You will practice concepts frequently tested in technical interviews at top tech companies.
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7 months ago
The course first taught me the basics of Java and then showed me how I can create programs with a user interface. A great course to learn both the fundamentals of the language and to apply them.
9 months ago
I completed it mostly for fun, since I already hold other certificates and only needed to cover a few Swing-related topics. The projects in this course were a great challenge and gave me many genuinely enjoyable moments; overall, it was a very well-designed experience.
Jeroen Taheij
2 years ago
I learned a lot about how to implement swing to visualize and solve difficult items like graph implementations.
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Issue date November 12, 2026
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