Spring & Spring Boot Learning Plan - 8 Weeks
Week 1: Java Refresh + Tools Setup
- Core Java: OOP, Collections, Exceptions, Interfaces
- Tools: IntelliJ or Eclipse, JDK, Maven, Git
- Practice: LeetCode/HackerRank (5-10 problems)
- Postman for API testing
Week 2: Understanding Spring Core
- What is Spring? Why use it?
- IoC & Dependency Injection
- Spring Beans, @Component, @Autowired
- Small Project: Print message using Spring DI
Week 3: Spring Boot Introduction
- What is Spring Boot?
- Setup using Spring Initializr
- Understand application.properties
- Create first REST API (/hello)
Week 4: REST APIs in Spring Boot
- @RestController, @GetMapping, @PostMapping
- Work with JSON
- To-Do List API project
- Error handling using @ExceptionHandler
Week 5: Databases with Spring Boot (JPA + H2/MySQL)
- What is JPA & Hibernate?
- Setup Spring Data JPA
- Use H2, then MySQL
- CRUD project with DB
Spring & Spring Boot Learning Plan - 8 Weeks
Week 6: Relationships & Validation
- One-to-Many, Many-to-One
- Use @Entity, @Id, @GeneratedValue
- Add validation with @NotNull, etc.
- DTOs and Model Mapping
Week 7: Advanced Spring Boot
- Global Exception Handling
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- Spring Profiles
- Use environment variables
Week 8: Security + Project Completion
- Intro to Spring Security
- Password encoding
- Role-based access
- Final Project: Task Manager or Blog API
- Push to GitHub with README
Resources: Useful Resources
Useful Resources:
- Spring Documentation: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
- Baeldung (Best tutorials): https://www.baeldung.com/
- Spring Initializr: https://start.spring.io/
- YouTube Channels: Amigoscode, Java Brains, Telusko
- Postman: https://www.postman.com/
- Git & GitHub Guide: https://guides.github.com/
