Java Programming Study Roadmap
Phase 1: Core Programming Foundation (Week 1-2)
- Fundamentals of OOP: Class, Object, Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism.
- Introduction to Java Applications: Setup JDK & IDE, HelloWorld, JVM vs JDK vs JRE.
- Constants, Variables, Data Types, Operators, Expressions: int, float, char, boolean, arithmetic/logical
operators, expressions.
Phase 2: Logic and Flow Control (Week 3)
- Control Statements: if, else, switch, for, while, do-while, break, continue.
- Practice: pattern problems, even/odd, factorial, etc.
Phase 3: Data Structures & Collections (Week 4)
- Arrays and ArrayLists: single/multi-dimensional, java.util.ArrayList, basic operations (sorting, searching, etc).
Phase 4: Object-Oriented Development (Week 5-6)
- Classes, Objects, and Methods: creating classes, constructors, this keyword, overloading.
- Inheritance: extends keyword, method overriding.
- Polymorphism: overloading vs overriding.
- Interfaces: interface keyword, multiple inheritance.
- Java Packages: import statement, organizing with java.util.
Phase 5: Robust and Concurrent Programming (Week 7)
- Exception Handling: try-catch, throw, throws, finally. Common exceptions.
- Multithreaded Programming: Thread class, Runnable interface, sleep(), join(), synchronized.
Phase 6: Advanced I/O and Graphics (Week 8-9)
- Graphics Programming: AWT/Swing, shapes, button click handling.
- Files, Streams, and Object Serialization: FileReader, BufferedReader, FileOutputStream,
ObjectOutputStream.
- Generic Collections: List<T>, Set<T>, Map<K, V>, iterators.
Java Programming Study Roadmap
Phase 7: Multimedia Programming (Week 10)
- Multimedia: Basic audio playback using javax.sound.sampled, optional video/image handling with libraries.
Study Tips
- Practice daily for at least 1 hour.
- Use Replit, CodeChef, LeetCode.
- Build mini projects: Calculator, To-do List, Student Manager.
- Follow YouTube tutorials: Bro Code, Telusko, Mosh.