4-Month Full Stack Developer Roadmap (Daily 4 Hours)
Week 1-2: Core Java Basics
- Java syntax, variables, data types, operators
- Control flow: if-else, switch, loops
- Arrays, Strings, StringBuilder
- OOP concepts: classes, objects, inheritance, encapsulation
Week 3: Advanced Java
- Polymorphism, Abstraction, Interfaces
- Exception handling, Java Date & Time API
- Collections Framework: List, Set, Map, Queue
Week 4: Java 8+ and File Handling
- Java Streams, Lambda, Optional
- Functional interfaces
- File I/O and basic multithreading
Week 5: Git, Maven, JUnit
- Git & GitHub usage, branching, merge
- Maven project structure and dependencies
- JUnit and basic testing
Week 6-7: Spring & Spring Boot
- Spring Core and Dependency Injection
- Spring MVC: Controllers, View Resolver
- Spring Boot setup, annotations, REST APIs
- CRUD operations with Spring Data JPA
Week 8: SQL & Database
- MySQL: DDL, DML, Joins, Indexes
- Stored procedures, views, normalization
- Integrate DB with Spring Boot using JPA
Week 9: HTML, CSS, Responsive Design
- HTML5 tags and forms
- CSS3 styling, Flexbox, Grid, Media Queries
- Build portfolio landing page
Week 10: JavaScript & DOM
- JS syntax, arrays, objects, functions, ES6+
- DOM manipulation, events, form validation
- Fetch API, Promises, Async/Await
Week 11-12: React.js
- React components, props, state
- React hooks: useState, useEffect, Context API
- Routing with React Router
- Build a mini React app
Week 13: Full Stack Integration
- Connect React frontend with Spring Boot backend
- API integration, CRUD with database
- Postman testing, Error handling
Week 14: Deployment & CI/CD
- Deploy Spring Boot on Railway/Render
- Deploy React on Netlify/Vercel
- GitHub Actions for CI/CD, basic Docker (optional)
Week 15-16: Projects & Job Prep
- Build 1 major full stack project (e.g. Blog App, Task Manager)
- Push code to GitHub, write README, create video demo
- Update resume, optimize LinkedIn, apply for jobs