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Java Springboot Interview Guide

The document outlines a comprehensive interview curriculum for Java and Spring Boot, targeting candidates with over six years of experience. It covers essential topics including Java basics, advanced Java concepts, the Spring framework, Spring Boot features, database interaction, microservices, and testing methodologies. Additionally, it includes a revision checklist and lists of potential interview questions across various categories, along with answers and best practices for selected questions.

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Java Springboot Interview Guide

The document outlines a comprehensive interview curriculum for Java and Spring Boot, targeting candidates with over six years of experience. It covers essential topics including Java basics, advanced Java concepts, the Spring framework, Spring Boot features, database interaction, microservices, and testing methodologies. Additionally, it includes a revision checklist and lists of potential interview questions across various categories, along with answers and best practices for selected questions.

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Java & Spring Boot Interview Curriculum and Resource Guide (6+ Years Experience)

Curriculum Overview

1. Java Basics

• Data Types, Variables, and Operators


• Control Structures (if-else, switch, loops)
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction
• Method Overloading vs Overriding
• Exception Handling
• try-catch-finally
• Custom Exceptions
• Checked vs Unchecked Exceptions

2. Advanced Java

• Java Collections Framework


• List, Set, Map, Queue
• HashMap vs TreeMap vs LinkedHashMap
• Concurrent Collections
• Streams and Lambdas
• Functional Interfaces
• Map/Filter/Reduce
• Java Concurrency
• Threads, Runnable, ExecutorService
• Synchronization, Locks, Deadlocks
• CompletableFuture
• Java 8+ Features
• Optional, DateTime API, Default Methods

3. Spring Framework

• Spring Core
• IoC Container
• Bean Life Cycle
• Spring MVC
• DispatcherServlet
• RequestMapping and Controllers
• Dependency Injection
• Constructor vs Field vs Setter Injection

4. Spring Boot

• Auto-Configuration
• Spring Boot Annotations (@SpringBootApplication, @Configuration)
• Spring Boot Actuator
• Spring Boot Security
• Basic Auth, JWT, OAuth2

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• RESTful Web Services
• CRUD APIs
• Error Handling (@ControllerAdvice)

5. Database Interaction

• JPA and Hibernate


• Entity Mapping, Relationships
• Criteria API, JPQL
• Spring Data
• CrudRepository, JpaRepository
• Query Methods

6. Microservices

• REST vs SOAP
• Inter-Service Communication (Feign, RestTemplate, WebClient)
• API Gateway (Zuul, Spring Cloud Gateway)
• Service Discovery (Eureka)
• Configuration Management (Spring Cloud Config)

7. Testing

• Unit Testing with JUnit & Mockito


• Integration Testing with Spring Test
• TestContainers for DB Testing

Revision Checklist

Question Lists

Java Questions (100)

• What is the difference between == and .equals()?


• How does HashMap work internally?
• ... (up to 100 questions)

Spring Boot Questions (100)

• What is the purpose of @SpringBootApplication?


• How does Spring Boot auto-configuration work?
• ... (up to 100 questions)

Stream API Questions (100)

• How does map() differ from flatMap()?


• Provide an example using reduce().
• ... (up to 100 questions)

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Multithreading Questions (100)

• Difference between synchronized and Lock interface.


• How to avoid deadlocks in Java?
• ... (up to 100 questions)

Scenario-Based Questions (100)

• How do you debug an OutOfMemoryError?


• What are your steps when facing slow API responses?
• ... (up to 100 questions)

Answers for Each Question

Q: What is the difference between == and .equals()?

Answer:

• == compares object references.


• .equals() checks logical equality (can be overridden).

Code Example:

String a = new String("hello");


String b = new String("hello");
System.out.println(a == b); // false
System.out.println(a.equals(b)); // true

Best Practice: Always use .equals() for value comparison unless checking reference identity is
intentional.

Pitfall: Using == for string value comparison leads to incorrect logic.

(This document includes placeholders for 500+ detailed Q&A items which will be filled iteratively based
on topic importance and difficulty.)

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