Java Roadmap: Beginner to Advanced (with Daily Plan)
Phase 1: Core Java (1st Month)
Day 1-2: Install JDK + IDE + Hello World
Day 3-4: Variables, Data Types, Typecasting
Day 5-6: Operators
Day 7-8: Conditional Statements
Day 9-10: Loops
Day 11: Methods / Functions
Day 12-13: Arrays
Day 14-15: String and StringBuilder
Day 16-18: OOP (Class, Object, Constructor)
Day 19-21: OOP (Inheritance, Polymorphism)
Day 22: Abstraction and Interfaces
Day 23: Encapsulation, Access Modifiers
Day 24-25: Exception Handling
Day 26: Packages and Keywords
Day 27-28: Small Project
Day 29-30: Review + Practice
Phase 2: Intermediate Java (2nd Month)
Day 1-3: Collections Framework Overview
Day 4-5: List (ArrayList, LinkedList)
Day 6-7: Set (HashSet, TreeSet)
Day 8-9: Map (HashMap, TreeMap)
Day 10-11: Generics
Day 12-14: Multithreading (Thread, Runnable)
Day 15-16: Thread Synchronization
Day 17-18: Java I/O (FileReader, BufferedReader)
Day 19: Lambda Expressions
Day 20-22: Streams API
Day 23: Date & Time API
Day 24-26: Mini Project
Day 27-30: LeetCode Problems
Phase 3: Advanced Java (3rd & 4th Month)
Day 1-3: JDBC (Database Connection)
Day 4-6: JDBC Project
Day 7-8: Web (Servlets, JSP)
Day 9-11: Spring Core Basics
Day 12-14: Spring Boot Starter Projects
Day 15-17: REST APIs
Day 18-19: Spring Data JPA
Day 20-22: Authentication (JWT)
Day 23-26: Mini Project (REST API)
Day 27-30: Maven + JUnit Testing
Phase 4: Master Level (Optional)
Day 1-3: Design Patterns
Day 4-5: System Design
Day 6-8: Microservices (Spring Cloud)
Day 9-10: Docker Basics
Day 11-13: Messaging Queues
Day 14-16: AWS Deployment
Day 17-30: Final Real World Project
Daily Time Commitment:
Part-time (Student): 1-2 hours/day
Full-time (Focused): 3-4 hours/day
Bonus Tips:
- Be consistent, even 1 hour/day is enough.
- Build mini projects as you learn.
- Practice problem-solving daily.
- Push your code to GitHub.
- Google and StackOverflow are great helpers!