Anypoint Platform Development: Advanced (Mule 3)

Summary

This course is for developers and architects interested in advancing their application development skills beyond those taught in the Anypoint Platform Development: Fundamentals (Mule 3) course.

Note: This is a Mule 3 course. For an advanced Mule 4 course, see the Anypoint Platform Development: Production-Ready Development Practices course.

Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Manage Mule project development with Maven.
• Achieve continuous integration and use test driven development with MUnit.
• Develop custom elements.
• Implement design patterns and tune application performance.
• Work with state.
• Secure communication with SSL.

Prerequisites

• Experience developing Mule 3 applications as demonstrated by one of the following:
• Passing the MuleSoft Certified Developer - Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) exam
• Completion of the Anypoint Platform Development: Fundamentals (Mule 3) course
• Experience with Java or another object-oriented language
• Ability to navigate a command-line interface
• A solid understanding of essential Maven concepts
Note: If you are new to Maven (a build automation tool), you need to learn Maven fundamentals BEFORE taking this course. Suggested tutorials include Apache Maven Tutorial, Maven in 5 Minutes, and Maven Getting Started Guide.

Setup requirements

• A computer with:
  • At least 8-16 GB RAM (16 highly recommended), 2GHz CPU, and 10GB available storage
  • A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768
• Internet access to ports 80 and 443 (with > 5Mbps download and > 2Mbps upload)
• The latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge
• An Anypoint Platform account
• JDK 1.8
• Anypoint Studio 6.4 or later with embedded Mule 3.9 runtime
• Mule 3.9 standalone runtime
• Apache Maven 3.x
• Git
• A GitHub account

Get a detailed setup document here.