JAVA FULL-STACK ROADMAP — CHECKLIST + PRIORITY + QUESTIONS GUIDE
PHASE 1 — CORE JAVA (HIGH PRIORITY)
✓ Java Basics (Detailed)
- JVM, JRE, JDK
- Data types, Operators, Loops
- Functions, Packages
✓ OOP (Very Detailed)
- Class/Object, Constructor
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstraction
- Interface (Java 8+)
- Records, Sealed Classes
Questions to Practice:
- Implement OOP concepts in one mini project.
- Difference based questions (abstract vs interface).
Priority: ★★★★★
✓ Collections Framework (Detailed)
- ArrayList, LinkedList, HashMap, TreeMap, HashSet
- Iterator, ListIterator, Queue, Deque
✓ Comparable & Comparator (Very Important)
- compareTo(), compare(), Lambda sorting
Questions to Practice:
- Sort objects by 2–3 fields.
Priority: ★★★★★
✓ Java 8+ Features (Detailed)
- Streams, Lambdas, Optional, Method ref.
Questions:
- Stream operations (filter/map/reduce)
Priority: ★★★★■
✓ Exception Handling (Moderate)
✓ Multithreading (Basics)
✓ File I/O + NIO (Basics)
PHASE 2 — DSA (MEDIUM PRIORITY)
✓ Arrays & Strings (Detailed)
✓ HashMap Problems (Detailed)
✓ Stack/Queue (Moderate)
✓ LinkedList (Moderate)
✓ Searching/Sorting (Moderate)
✓ Sliding Window / Two Pointer (Very important)
✓ Trees (Traversal only)
Questions:
- 150–200 easy–medium problems
Priority: ★★★★■
PHASE 3 — SQL (HIGH PRIORITY)
✓ SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY
✓ Joins (Very Important)
✓ Group by / Having
✓ Constraints
✓ Indexing
✓ Views
✓ Stored Procedures (Basic)
Questions:
- 50 SQL query problems
Priority: ★★★★★
PHASE 4 — SPRING BOOT (VERY HIGH PRIORITY)
✓ Spring Core (DI, IoC)
✓ Spring Boot project structure
✓ REST API (CRUD)
✓ JPA/Hibernate (Detailed)
- Relationships (1–1, 1–M, M–M)
- Cascading, FetchType
✓ JPQL & Native Query
✓ Pagination / Sorting
✓ Global Exception Handler
✓ Validation (@Valid)
✓ Spring Security (JWT) — Very Important
✓ Logging (Slf4j)
Questions:
- Build 2 REST APIs with full CRUD + Auth.
Priority: ★★★★★
PHASE 5 — FRONTEND (REACT)
✓ Components, Props, State
✓ Hooks: useState, useEffect
✓ Routing
✓ Axios API calling
✓ Context API
✓ Basic UI library (Tailwind/MUI)
Questions:
- Create UI for Login, Signup, Dashboard
Priority: ★★★■■
PHASE 6 — PROJECTS (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT)
✓ Authentication + JWT Project
✓ Full Stack Notes/Blog App
✓ Mini E-commerce (Optional)
Must Include:
- MySQL + Spring Boot
- JWT Auth
- React UI
- Deployment
Priority: ★★★★★
INTERVIEW PREP CHECKLIST
✓ OOP + Collections MCQs
✓ SQL MCQs
✓ Spring Boot + REST interview questions
✓ Project explanation practice
✓ Resume & GitHub profile
Priority: ★★★★★