One-Day Java
Interview Prep
A focused, 12-hour sprint to rebuild Java
depth & DSA mastery.
By Aishwarya Darda
The Plan at a Glance ☕
Goal Rebuild fundamentals & confidence.
Duration ~12 hours (intense focus)
1️⃣ Core Java & Multithreading
2️⃣ Java Versions & Advanced
Sections 3️⃣ Collections & Performance
4️⃣ DSA Revision
5️⃣ Interview Prep
Core Java & Multithreading
Focus: Refresh concurrency & thread management.
Thread vs Runnable
Executors, Callable, Future
Locks, Semaphores, CountDownLatch
synchronized, volatile, Java Memory
Model
Deadlocks & thread-safe patterns
Resource: Baeldung
🔗 Java Concurrency Guide
Java Versions
& Advanced Features
Lambdas, Streams, Optionals
var, Records, Text blocks, Switch
expressions
JVM internals & GC
equals(), hashCode(), String pool
Resource:
🔗 Java versions / features summary
Collections & Performance
HashMap internals
ArrayList vs LinkedList vs Vector
ConcurrentHashMap
Comparable vs Comparator
Resource:
🔗 GFG – Java Collections
DSA Core Revision
1️⃣ Arrays & Strings
2️⃣ Linked Lists
3️⃣ Stacks & Queues
4️⃣ Trees & Graphs
5️⃣ Dynamic Programming
Resource:
🔗Striver’s DSA Sheet
🔗LeetCode 75 Plan
Interview Prep Focus
1. Focus on reasoning, not syntax.
2. Pick 1–2 problems per pattern.
3. Explain your thought process aloud.
JVM internals (heap, stack, GC)
HashMap internals
Exception hierarchy
final, static, transient
Mock round practice