Java Full Stack Developer Learning Plan
Phase 1: Core Java (2-4 weeks)
- OOP Concepts: Classes, Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction, Encapsulation
- Core Java: Data types, Loops, Conditionals, Collections (List, Map, Set), Exception Handling
- Multithreading, File I/O, Java 8 features (Lambdas, Streams, Functional Interfaces)
Projects: Simple console-based apps like a Library Management System
Phase 2: Frontend Development (3-4 weeks)
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
- Bootstrap or Tailwind for responsive design
- React.js (or Angular):
- Components, Props, State
- Hooks (useState, useEffect)
- Routing, Forms, API integration (fetch/axios)
Projects: To-do app, Weather app, E-commerce frontend
Phase 3: Backend with Java (Spring Framework) (4-6 weeks)
- Spring Core, Spring Boot
- Spring MVC
- Spring Data JPA
- REST API development
- Validation, Exception Handling
- Security: Spring Security basics (JWT if possible)
Projects: REST API for user management, blogging platform backend
Phase 4: Databases (2 weeks)
- SQL: Basics + Joins, Aggregates, Subqueries
- MySQL or PostgreSQL
- JPA/Hibernate
- Basic NoSQL: MongoDB (optional)
Java Full Stack Developer Learning Plan
Phase 5: Full Stack Integration (2-3 weeks)
- Connecting React frontend with Spring Boot backend using APIs
- CORS, API Authentication (JWT)
- Build Full Stack Projects
Projects: Full Stack Blog App, E-commerce App, Task Tracker
Phase 6: Tools, Testing, Deployment (2-3 weeks)
- Git, GitHub
- Postman for API testing
- Maven/Gradle
- JUnit/TestNG for backend testing
- Docker (basics)
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions (basic pipeline)
- Deployment: Render, Vercel, or AWS (EC2, RDS)
Phase 7: Interview Prep + Portfolio (Ongoing)
- Solve DSA problems (Leetcode, HackerRank)
- System Design basics
- Create and host 2-3 real-world projects on GitHub
- Build a resume and LinkedIn profile