Java_Topics_Before_SpringBoot
Java_Topics_Before_SpringBoot
To effectively learn Spring Boot, you must have a strong understanding of the following Java topics:
2. **Exception Handling**
- try, catch, finally
- throw vs throws
- Custom Exceptions
3. **Collections Framework**
- List (ArrayList, LinkedList)
- Set (HashSet, TreeSet)
- Map (HashMap, LinkedHashMap, TreeMap)
- Iterators and Streams
4. **Multi-threading**
- Creating Threads (Thread class & Runnable interface)
- Synchronization
- Executor Framework
5. **Java 8+ Features**
- Lambda Expressions
- Streams API (Filtering, Mapping, Reducing)
- Functional Interfaces (Predicate, Consumer, Supplier, Function)
- Optional Class
- Method References
7. **Annotations in Java**
- @Override, @Deprecated, @FunctionalInterface
- Custom Annotations
8. **Maven/Gradle Basics**
- Understanding pom.xml (dependencies, plugins)
- Running Java applications using Maven