✅ Simplified Full Stack Java with Spring
⏰ Schedule:
3 days/week × 4 hours = 12 hrs/week × 16 weeks = 192 hours
📅 Month 1: Java + Data Structures Basics (48 hours)
Week 1: Java Fundamentals (12 hrs)
Primitives & Reference Types
Arrays, Loops (for, while, foreach)
Conditionals (if, switch)
Basic I/O (Scanner, [Link]/out)
Week 2: OOP + Collections (12 hrs)
Classes, Objects, Encapsulation
Inheritance, Polymorphism
Interfaces & Relationships
ArrayList, LinkedList
import statements and Java packages
Week 3: Data Structures (12 hrs)
Stack & Queue ([Link])
Maps (HashMap, TreeMap)
File I/O (reading/writing files)
Mini tasks using real-world scenarios (e.g., basic user data storage)
Week 4: Gson + Testing + Gradle (12 hrs)
JSON with Gson (serialize/deserialize)
Unit Testing with JUnit
Build tool: Gradle (basics)
Practice parsing JSON to Java classes
📅 Month 2: Spring Boot + API Development (48 hours)
Week 5: Intro to Spring Boot (12 hrs)
What is Spring?
Spring Boot project structure
Request/Response Lifecycle
First Spring Boot app (return JSON/text)
Week 6: REST API + Controllers (12 hrs)
REST principles (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
@RestController, @RequestBody, @PathVariable
Create simple REST API with mock data
Postman testing
Week 7: Spring Data JPA + MySQL (12 hrs)
Spring Data JPA CRUD
Entity-Relationship modeling (OneToMany, ManyToOne)
MySQL setup and connection
Repositories, DTOs
Week 8: Full Backend CRUD App (12 hrs)
Build API (e.g., Library or Task Manager)
Basic input validation
Organize code using MVC
Git/GitHub intro
📅 Month 3: Web Frontend + Thymeleaf Integration (48
hours)
Week 9: HTML/CSS + Bootstrap (12 hrs)
HTML structure & Forms
CSS basics & Bootstrap styling
Responsive Design (mobile-first)
Week 10: Thymeleaf Basics (12 hrs)
Setup Thymeleaf in Spring Boot
Display data from backend
Form submission and binding
Week 11: Spring MVC Integration (12 hrs)
@Controller vs @RestController
Model-View-Controller flow
Build basic CRUD UI with Thymeleaf
Week 12: Mini Full Stack Project (12 hrs)
Combine API + Thymeleaf UI
Example: Contact Manager or Student Portal
Simple login page (no full auth yet)
📅 Month 4: Security + Final Project (48 hours)
Week 13: Spring Security Basics (12 hrs)
Intro to Security concepts
Secure pages and REST endpoints
Basic form login (in-memory users)
Password encryption (BCrypt)
Week 14: GitHub + Hosting (12 hrs)
Git basics, pushing code
Host backend on Render or Railway
Thymeleaf app deployment
Project documentation
Week 15–16: Final Capstone Project (24 hrs)
Idea: Clinic System, Small E-Commerce Admin, Task Board
Must include:
o Spring Boot API
o Thymeleaf UI
o Database (MySQL)
o Login (basic security)
Presentation + Code Review
⏰ Tools Covered
Java 17+, Gradle
IntelliJ or VS Code
MySQL
Postman
Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security
Thymeleaf
Gson
Git & GitHub
Hosting on Render/Netlify
