Java Mastery Compact Plan (100 Days, 2 Hours Daily)
Phase 1: Java Basics (Day 1-20)
Intro, JDK/JRE/JVM, Data types, Variables, Operators, Control Statements, Loops, Arrays, Strings.
Phase 2: OOP (Day 21-35)
Classes, Objects, Constructors, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction, Encapsulation, Interfaces.
Phase 3: Core Libraries (Day 36-50)
Wrapper classes, Enum, Exception Handling, Packages, I/O Streams, Generics, Collections
Framework.
Phase 4: Advanced Java (Day 51-70)
Multithreading, Synchronization, Lambda Expressions, Streams API, Functional Programming,
Serialization.
Phase 5: Applications (Day 71-85)
JDBC, JavaFX/Swing, Maven, Logging, Unit Testing (JUnit), JSON, REST basics.
Phase 6: Frameworks (Day 86-100)
Spring Core, Spring Boot, Dependency Injection, REST APIs, Hibernate, Microservices Overview.
Daily Schedule (2 Hours):
0:00-0:45 hr - Learn theory
0:45-1:30 hr - Practice coding
1:30-2:00 hr - Review & mini-project
Mini Projects (Milestones):
- Calculator App (Basics)
- Student Management System (OOP)
- Library Management App (JDBC, GUI)
- REST API with Spring Boot (Professional)
Tip: Spend 50% on coding practice daily. Revisit tough concepts weekly.
Estimated total time: 100 days (~3.5 months).