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Marco Behler
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How to Build a Google Photos Clone in Java - Part 1

Ever wanted a sneak peek into how a web application like Google Photos is built from the ground up?
Then let's re-implement (some of) its functionality with Java and, along the way, discuss not only the "how" but also "why" we are implementing things a certain way.

Part 1: Generating thumbnails for a directory of photos with Java and ImageMagick, which will serve as the basis for our photo backend service.

► Source Repository
GitHub: https://github.com/marcobehlerjetbrains/google-photos-clone
Branch: Main

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