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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 1: Core Java (3–4 Weeks)
Goal: Build a strong foundation in Java
programming.
Java Basics: Data types, operators, loops,
conditionals
OOP Concepts: Classes, Objects,
Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction,
Encapsulation
Exception Handling
Collections Framework (List, Set, Map,
Queue)
Java 8+ Features: Lambda, Streams,
Functional Interfaces
File I/O, Multithreading, JDBC Basics
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 2: Frontend Development (4 Weeks)
Goal: Learn how to build UI using HTML,
CSS, JS, and React.
HTML5 & CSS3 (Forms, Flexbox, Grid, Media
Queries)
JavaScript (ES6+): Arrays, Functions,
Promises, Fetch API, Async/Await
DOM Manipulation
React.js (Create functional components,
useState, useEffect, Props, Routing)
Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap (Optional for
styling)
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 3: Backend with Spring Boot (3–4
Weeks)
Goal: Develop RESTful APIs using Spring
Boot.
Java + Maven/Gradle Setup
Spring Boot Basics
REST APIs
CRUD Operations
Spring Data JPA (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
Spring Security (JWT Authentication Basic)
Exception Handling and Validation
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 4: Database & ORM (1–2 Weeks)
Goal: Learn how to interact with
databases.
SQL (CRUD, JOINs, Indexes, Normalization)
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Hibernate ORM (Entity Mapping,
Relationships)
JPA with Spring Boot
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 4: Database & ORM (1–2 Weeks)
Goal: Learn how to interact with
databases.
SQL (CRUD, JOINs, Indexes, Normalization)
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Hibernate ORM (Entity Mapping,
Relationships)
JPA with Spring Boot
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 5: Connecting Frontend & Backend
(1–2 Weeks)
Goal: Build a full-stack project.
Use React as frontend and Spring Boot as
backend
Handle form submission, authentication
Use Axios/Fetch to call backend APIs
CORS configuration in Spring Boot
📘 Project Ideas:
E-Commerce App
Job Board
Blogging Platform
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Learning Plan: Full Stack Java
Phase 6: Version Control, Deployment &
DevOps (1 - 2 Weeks)
Goal: Learn how to manage and deploy
your projects.
Git, GitHub (Branches, Pull Requests,
Commits)
Docker (Basic concepts and Spring Boot
containerization)
Deployment on:
Render / Vercel (Frontend)
Railway / Heroku / AWS EC2 (Backend)
Optional Add-ons:
🌐 Spring Cloud for microservices
📦 Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch for
advanced backend skills
📱 React Native or Flutter for mobile