Java Roadmap

A structured path through Java — starting with the language fundamentals, through OOP, the Collections Framework, concurrency, then Spring Boot and testing. Written for devs who actually want to understand the JVM, not just copy boilerplate.

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Foundations

Types, control flow, methods, and how the JVM actually works.

Java basics

Beginner

Primitives, wrapper types, operators, control flow, and methods. The stuff that trips you up in interviews.

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Strings & arrays

Beginner

String pool, immutability, StringBuilder, and array manipulation patterns.

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Object-oriented design

Classes, inheritance, polymorphism, and the 4 pillars done right.

OOP concepts

Beginner

Classes, objects, inheritance chains, interfaces vs abstract classes, and when to use each.

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SOLID principles

Intermediate

What SOLID actually means in practice with concrete Java examples, not blog-post definitions.

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Design patterns

Intermediate

Factory, Builder, Strategy, Observer — patterns that appear in interviews and production code.

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Collections & generics

The most asked-about Java topic in interviews.

Collections framework

Intermediate

List, Set, Map, Deque — when to use which, and what the backing data structure actually costs you.

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Generics & wildcards

Intermediate

Type erasure, bounded wildcards (? extends T vs ? super T), and why raw types are a code smell.

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Concurrency

Threads, locks, executors, and the Java memory model.

Threads & Runnable

Intermediate

Thread lifecycle, Runnable vs Callable, daemon threads, and thread-safe data structures.

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Concurrency utilities

Advanced

ExecutorService, CompletableFuture, locks, semaphores, and CountDownLatch with real use cases.

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