Complete Java Developer Roadmap
🚀 PHASE 1 : Programming Basics
● Java syntax
● Variables + Data Types
● Conditions + Loops
● Functions/Methods
● Arrays + Strings
● Input/Output
● Debugging basics
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🧠 PHASE 2 : OOP
● Classes & Objects
● Encapsulation
● Inheritance
● Polymorphism
● Abstraction
● Interfaces
● Composition
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Projects
● ATM
● Library Management
● Parking Lot
⚙️ PHASE 3 : Core Java Advanced
● Collections Framework
● Exception Handling
● File Handling
● Generics
● Java 8+ Features
● Streams + Lambdas
● Multithreading
● ExecutorService
● CompletableFuture
● Synchronization
● Concurrent Collections
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📚 PHASE 4 : DSA
● Arrays
● Strings
● Hashing
● Linked List
● Stack + Queue
● Binary Search
● Trees + BST
● Heap
● Graphs
● Recursion + Backtracking
● Dynamic Programming
● Tries
Practice
● LeetCode
● NeetCode
● Striver Sheet
🗄️ PHASE 5 : Database
● SQL Basics
● Joins
● Group By
● Indexes
● Transactions
● ACID
● Normalization
● Query Optimization
Learn
● PostgreSQL
● MySQL
● Redis
Resources
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🌐 PHASE 6 : Backend Development
● HTTP + REST APIs
● JSON
● Maven/Gradle
● Swagger/OpenAPI Documentation
Spring Boot
● Spring Core
● Dependency Injection
● REST APIs
● Validation
● Exception Handling
● JPA + Hibernate
● Entity Relationships
● Pagination
● Spring Security
● JWT Authentication
● Role-Based Auth
● Microservices
Testing
● JUnit
● Mockito
● Integration Testing
Resources
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🎨 PHASE 7 : Frontend
● HTML
● CSS
● JavaScript
● DOM
● Async JS
● Fetch API
React
● Components
● Props + State
● Hooks
● Routing
● Forms
● API Integration
● Context API
● State Management
● Tailwind CSS
Resources
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☁️ PHASE 8 : DevOps + Deployment
● Linux Basics
● Git + GitHub
● Docker
● Docker Compose
● CI/CD Basics
● GitHub Actions
● Nginx Basics
AWS
● EC2
● S3
● RDS
● Deploy Spring Boot
● Deploy React App
● HTTPS + Domain
Monitoring & Logging
● Application Logs
● Monitoring Basics
● Prometheus (Optional)
● Grafana (Optional)
🏗️ PHASE 9 : LLD
● SOLID Principles
● Design Patterns
● UML Basics
● Object Modeling
Resources
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Design Problems
● Parking Lot
● BookMyShow
● Splitwise
● Elevator System
● Chess
⚡ PHASE 10 : HLD
● Scalability Basics
● Load Balancer
● Caching
● Redis
● Database Sharding
● Consistent Hashing
● Kafka/RabbitMQ
● API Gateway
● Microservices
● Rate Limiting
● CDN
● CAP Theorem
Resources
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Design Problems
● YouTube
● WhatsApp
● Uber
● Netflix
🤖 PHASE 11 : GenAI + AI Integration
AI Basics
● LLM Fundamentals
● Prompt Engineering
● Embeddings
● Vector Databases
● RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
● Function/Tool Calling
● AI Agents Basics
APIs
● OpenAI API
● Gemini API
● Claude API
Spring AI
● Spring AI Basics
● ChatClient
● Prompt Templates
● AI Model Providers
● OpenAI Integration
● Gemini Integration
● Ollama Integration
● Embeddings in Spring AI
● VectorStore Integration
● RAG using Spring AI
● Tool Calling in Spring AI
● AI Memory
● AI Agents with Spring AI
● MCP (Model Context Protocol) Basics
● AI Streaming Responses
Resources
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🔥 MOST IMPORTANT
Build 2 to 3 High Quality Full Stack + AI Integrated Projects.
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🎯 PHASE 12 : Common Interview Topics
Java
● JVM
● Garbage Collection
● HashMap Internals
● Multithreading
● Synchronization
● Immutable Classes
Spring Boot
● Bean Lifecycle
● Dependency Injection
● Security
● Transactions
● Hibernate Internals
● Lazy vs Eager Loading
Database
● Indexing
● Query Optimization
● ACID
● Locking
● Joins
● Pagination
System Design
● Scaling
● Caching
● DB Design
● Rate Limiting
● Messaging Queues
● Consistency vs Availability
