✅ Java Developer Roadmap
1. Java Basics
• Understand syntax, variables, data types, loops, strings, and arrays
• Learn about space and time complexity
2. OOPs Concepts (Object-Oriented Programming)
• Learn:
• Classes and Objects
• Inheritance
• Encapsulation
• Polymorphism
• Abstraction
• Practice how to implement these concepts in code
3. Advanced OOPs
• Learn and implement:
• Comparable & Comparator
• Streams (Java Stream API)
• Multithreading & Concurrency
• Thread Pool Executor
4. Spring Boot Framework
• Key concepts to focus on:
• Spring Boot Starter Projects
• REST APIs
• Dependency Injection (DI)
• Maven/Gradle
• Understand how to import and run Spring Boot apps
5. Database Knowledge
• Learn both SQL and NoSQL
• Understand:
• How to write queries
• How to connect Java with a DB
• How to populate values and perform CRUD operations
6. Projects
• Build 5+ real-world projects (e.g., CRUD apps, E-commerce, Social Media
apps)
• Push code to GitHub
7. Deployment
• Learn how to deploy Java apps
• Understand:
• CI/CD basics
• Cloud services (optional)
8. Microservices & Containers
• Basics of:
• Microservices architecture
• Docker
• Containers