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Spring Boot Learning Roadmap Checklist

The document outlines a comprehensive roadmap for learning Spring Boot, starting from core Java prerequisites and progressing through various steps including Spring Boot basics, REST API development, annotations, service layer architecture, CRUD operations, database connectivity, validation, error handling, and advanced topics. Each step includes specific tasks and concepts to master, ensuring a structured approach to learning. The roadmap culminates in optional advanced topics such as API security and frontend integration.

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Spring Boot Learning Roadmap Checklist

The document outlines a comprehensive roadmap for learning Spring Boot, starting from core Java prerequisites and progressing through various steps including Spring Boot basics, REST API development, annotations, service layer architecture, CRUD operations, database connectivity, validation, error handling, and advanced topics. Each step includes specific tasks and concepts to master, ensuring a structured approach to learning. The roadmap culminates in optional advanced topics such as API security and frontend integration.

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Spring Boot Roadmap for Soumya

(Clean Checklist Style)


STEP 0: Core Java (Pre-requisite)
 ☐ Understand OOP concepts (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation)
 ☐ Learn Collections: ArrayList, HashMap, Set
 ☐ Understand basic Java syntax, classes, methods
 ☐ Optional: Learn basic HTTP (GET, POST)

STEP 1: Spring Boot Basics


 ☐ What is Spring Boot?
 ☐ Why use Spring Boot over plain Spring?
 ☐ How does Spring Boot start your app?
 ☐ Setup project using Spring Initializr (Maven preferred)

STEP 2: REST API Basics


 ☐ Use @RestController
 ☐ Understand @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping
 ☐ Use @PathVariable and @RequestBody
 ☐ Return JSON objects and lists
 ☐ Practice with a basic SuperHero API

STEP 3: Annotations & Dependency Injection


 ☐ Understand @Component, @Service, @Repository
 ☐ Use @Autowired for dependency injection
 ☐ Learn about Bean lifecycle and Singleton scope
 ☐ Understand why Spring creates objects for you

STEP 4: Service Layer Architecture


 ☐ Split logic into Controller and Service
 ☐ Inject Service into Controller
 ☐ Keep controller thin, move logic to service

STEP 5: CRUD with Collections (No Database)


 ☐ Perform Create, Read, Update, Delete using ArrayList
 ☐ Practice filtering, searching by name or ID
 ☐ Handle 404 and error cases manually

STEP 6: Connect to a Database


 ☐ Use H2 or MySQL
 ☐ Use @Entity and @Id to define model
 ☐ Create JPA repository interface (extends JpaRepository)
 ☐ Save, retrieve, delete from DB using Spring Data JPA

STEP 7: Validation and Error Handling


 ☐ Use @Valid and @NotNull for request validation
 ☐ Create @ExceptionHandler and @ControllerAdvice
 ☐ Return proper 400 and 404 error responses

STEP 8: Advanced Topics


 ☐ Add Swagger UI for API testing
 ☐ Secure your APIs using Spring Security (JWT)
 ☐ Deploy app using Docker or to the cloud (Railway, Render, etc.)
 ☐ Optional: Build a frontend (React or plain HTML) to connect with your backend

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