Java
Learning
Roadmap ☕
Here's a detailed index list for learning
Java from basic to advanced levels.
Start your journey into the world of
enterprise development!
1. Java Basics
Introduction: What is Java? The
JVM, JRE, and JDK. Setting up your
development environment.
Syntax and Data Types:
Variables: Declaring and
initializing.
Primitive Data Types: byte,
short, int, long, float,
double, char, boolean.
Non-Primitive Data Types:
Strings and Arrays.
Type Casting.
Operators and Expressions:
Arithmetic, relational, logical,
bitwise, and assignment
operators.
Operator precedence.
Control Flow:
Conditional statements: if, if-
else, switch.
Loops: for, while, do-while,
and enhanced for loop.
break and continue
statements.
Object-Oriented
Programming (OOP)
Fundamentals:
Classes and Objects.
Constructors.
Methods and Method
Overloading.
Static vs. Instance members.
Arrays:
Single and multi-dimensional
arrays.
Array initialization and
manipulation.
2. Intermediate Java
OOP Concepts (Pillars of
OOP):
Inheritance: extends
keyword, super keyword,
method overriding.
Polymorphism: Compile-
time (Method Overloading) vs.
Runtime (Method Overriding).
Encapsulation: Access
modifiers (public, private,
protected, default).
Abstraction: Abstract
classes and methods, Interfaces.
Exception Handling:
try, catch, finally blocks.
throw and throws keywords.
Checked vs. Unchecked
exceptions.
Creating custom exceptions.
Collections Framework:
Interfaces: List, Set, Map.
Classes: ArrayList,
LinkedList, HashSet,
HashMap, etc.
Generics.
File I/O (Input/Output):
File class.
Byte streams vs. Character
streams.
Reading from and writing to files.
Serialization and Deserialization.
Multithreading:
Creating threads (Thread class
and Runnable interface).
Thread lifecycle.
Synchronization.
3. Advanced Java
Java 8+ Features:
Lambda Expressions.
Stream API.
Default and static methods in
interfaces.
Optional class.
JDBC (Java Database
Connectivity):
Connecting to a database.
Executing SQL queries.
Handling ResultSet.
Networking:
Creating client/server
applications.
Socket and ServerSocket
classes.
Testing Frameworks:
JUnit or TestNG.
Writing unit tests.
Web Development
(Introduction):
Servlets and JSP (JavaServer
Pages).
MVC (Model-View-Controller)
architecture.
Introduction to frameworks like
Spring or Jakarta EE.
Design Patterns:
Singleton, Factory, Observer,
etc.
Understanding when and how to
apply them.
