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Java Developer Roadmap

The Java Developer Roadmap outlines essential skills and tools for becoming a proficient Java developer, starting with mastering Core Java and problem-solving skills. It covers frameworks, databases, APIs, microservices, and project architecture, along with practical project ideas and soft skills for career growth. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of development tools like IDEs, version control, and testing frameworks.

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Java Developer Roadmap

The Java Developer Roadmap outlines essential skills and tools for becoming a proficient Java developer, starting with mastering Core Java and problem-solving skills. It covers frameworks, databases, APIs, microservices, and project architecture, along with practical project ideas and soft skills for career growth. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of development tools like IDEs, version control, and testing frameworks.

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Java Developer Roadmap

1. Master Core Java (Java SE)

- OOP Concepts - Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction

- Data Types, Operators, Loops, Conditionals

- Strings & StringBuilder

- Exception Handling

- Collections Framework - List, Set, Map, Queue

- Generics

- Multithreading & Concurrency

- File I/O, Serialization

- Java 8+ Features: Lambda, Streams API, Functional Interfaces, Optional, Date/Time API

2. Build Strong Problem-Solving Skills

- Practice on LeetCode, HackerRank, Codeforces

- Learn Algorithms, Data Structures, Recursion, Dynamic Programming

3. Understand Java Development Tools

- IDE - IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse

- Maven / Gradle - Build tools

- Git & GitHub - Version control

- Junit - Testing framework

- Lombok - Cleaner code


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- Log4j / SLF4J - Logging

4. Learn Java Frameworks (Enterprise Java Development)

Spring Ecosystem:

- Spring Core

- Spring Boot - Create REST APIs quickly

- Spring MVC

- Spring Data JPA - ORM and database access

- Spring Security - Authentication & authorization

Other Frameworks:

- Hibernate - ORM, SQL to Java mapping

- Thymeleaf or JSP - Server-side rendering

5. Learn Databases

- SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle)

- JDBC

- NoSQL (MongoDB - optional but good)

6. Understand APIs and Web Development

- Create & consume RESTful APIs


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- Use tools like Postman

- JSON / XML handling

- Authentication with JWT, OAuth2

7. Backend Project Architecture

- MVC pattern

- Clean Architecture

- Service layer / Repository pattern

- DTOs (Data Transfer Objects)

8. Microservices (Advanced Java Dev)

- Spring Boot + Spring Cloud

- Eureka, Feign, Gateway

- Docker & Kubernetes (for deployment)

- RabbitMQ / Kafka (for async communication)

9. Unit Testing & DevOps Basics

- JUnit / Mockito

- CI/CD tools - GitHub Actions, Jenkins

- Docker basics

- Linux commands & deployment


Java Developer Roadmap

10. Build Projects

- Library Management System

- E-commerce backend

- Task Manager with Auth

- REST API for Blog App

- Chat System (with WebSocket)

11. Soft Skills & Career Growth

- Write clean, readable, and maintainable code

- Contribute to open source (GitHub)

- Learn to read documentation

- Stay updated with blogs, YouTube channels, newsletters

- Practice system design for interviews

Tools to Learn Along the Way

| Tool | Purpose |

|-------------|---------------------|

| IntelliJ | IDE |

| GitHub | Code Hosting |

| Postman | API Testing |

| MySQL | Database |
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| Docker | Containerization |

| Swagger | API Documentation |

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