10-Day Java Developer Interview Preparation Plan
Day 1: Exception Handling and Threads
Topics to Cover:
- Exception Handling: Checked vs. Unchecked Exceptions, Try-Catch-Finally, throw, and throws,
Custom Exceptions.
- Threads and Concurrency: Thread Lifecycle, Creating Threads (Thread, Runnable),
Synchronization and Locks.
Activities:
- Write programs to demonstrate exception handling and create custom exceptions.
- Create a multithreaded program using Runnable and demonstrate synchronization.
Time Required: 5 hours.
Day 2: Collections Framework
Topics to Cover:
- Collections Hierarchy.
- List (ArrayList, LinkedList), Set (HashSet, TreeSet), Map (HashMap, TreeMap).
- Comparable vs. Comparator.
Activities:
- Implement use cases for ArrayList, HashSet, and HashMap.
- Write sorting examples using Comparable and Comparator.
Time Required: 5 hours.
Day 3: Java 8 Features
Topics to Cover:
- Functional Programming: Streams, Lambda Expressions.
- Method References, Optional, Default and Static Methods in Interfaces.
Activities:
- Use streams to process data (filter, map, reduce).
- Implement examples with Optional and handle nulls.
Time Required: 4.5 hours.
Day 4: Spring Boot Basics
Topics to Cover:
- Dependency Injection and IoC.
- Creating a Spring Boot project from scratch.
- RestController, RequestMapping, GetMapping, PostMapping.
- Configuration with application.properties.
Activities:
- Create a simple REST API using Spring Boot.
- Explore application.properties for configurations.
Time Required: 5.5 hours.
Day 5: Spring Boot with Database
Topics to Cover:
- Integrating Spring Boot with MySQL using Spring Data JPA.
- Entity Mapping (Entity, Table).
- CRUD operations with JpaRepository.
Activities:
- Build a CRUD API with Spring Boot and MySQL.
- Write custom queries using JPQL.
Time Required: 5.5 hours.
Day 6: Hibernate and Advanced JPA
Topics to Cover:
- ORM Basics and Hibernate's Role.
- Entity Relationships: OneToOne, OneToMany, ManyToMany.
- Lazy vs. Eager Loading, Caching in Hibernate.
Activities:
- Implement a Spring Boot app with relationships like OneToMany and ManyToMany.
- Optimize performance using lazy loading.
Time Required: 6 hours.
Day 7: Microservices Basics
Topics to Cover:
- Microservices Architecture Overview.
- Building a simple microservice in Spring Boot.
- RESTful APIs and Inter-Service Communication.
Activities:
- Create a basic microservice with Spring Boot.
- Explore service communication using RestTemplate or WebClient.
Time Required: 5.5 hours.
Day 8: Advanced Spring Boot
Topics to Cover:
- Exception Handling in Spring Boot (ControllerAdvice, ExceptionHandler).
- Validation with Valid, NotNull, Size.
- Spring Boot Security Basics (Authentication and Authorization).
Activities:
- Implement global exception handling in a Spring Boot project.
- Add validation to REST endpoints.
- Secure your Spring Boot app with basic authentication.
Time Required: 6 hours.
Day 9: Advanced Topics
Topics to Cover:
- Pagination and Sorting with Spring Data JPA.
- Handling file uploads in Spring Boot.
- Logging with SLF4J and Logback.
Activities:
- Add pagination and sorting to an existing API.
- Implement file upload and save functionality in your project.
- Set up structured logging.
Time Required: 5.5 hours.
Day 10: Mock Interview and Final Review
Activities:
- Review all topics and important notes.
- Conduct a mock interview focusing on explaining:
- Java 8 features, collections, and threads.
- Spring Boot, Hibernate, and microservices.
- Key design decisions in projects you've worked on.
- Solve a few coding problems involving data structures and algorithms.
Time Required: 5 hours.
