Road Map - Java Full Stack Development

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🛣️ Java Full Stack Developer Roadmap (2025 Edition)



🎯 Phase 1: Foundation – Core Programming (1–2 months)

🧠 Topics:

  • Programming Basics (Variables, Data Types, Loops, Conditionals)

  • OOPs Concepts (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction)

  • Exception Handling

  • Collections Framework

  • File I/O and Java Streams

  • Java 8+ Features (Lambdas, Functional Interfaces, Streams)

🔧 Tools & IDEs:

  • IDE: IntelliJ IDEA (Community), Eclipse

  • Build Tool: Maven or Gradle

  • JDK: Java 17+ (LTS)

  • Compiler: javac (CLI)

📘 Resources:

🌐 Phase 2: Frontend – Web Development (1.5–2 months)

🧠 Topics:

  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)

  • Responsive Design with Bootstrap

  • DOM Manipulation, Events

  • Modern JS Concepts (Arrow Functions, Async/Await, Fetch API)

  • Basics of React.js or Angular (choose one)

🔧 Tools:

  • IDE: VS Code

  • Tools: npm, Node.js, Git

  • Design: Figma (optional for UI mockups)

📘 Resources:

🧰 Phase 3: Backend Development with Java (2–3 months)

🧠 Topics:

  • Spring Framework (Core, AOP, Dependency Injection)

  • Spring Boot (REST APIs, Auto Configuration, Starters)

  • Spring MVC (Controllers, Services, Repositories)

  • Exception Handling in REST

  • Validation & Logging

  • File Upload/Download

🔧 Tools:

  • Postman (API testing)

  • JUnit, Mockito (Testing)

  • Swagger/OpenAPI (API documentation)

  • Spring Initializr (for bootstrapping)

📘 Resources:

🗃️ Phase 4: Database & ORM (1 month)

🧠 Topics:

  • SQL (CRUD, Joins, Aggregate Functions)

  • Relational DBs: MySQL / PostgreSQL

  • ORM with Hibernate / JPA

  • Spring Data JPA (Repository Layer)

  • Introduction to NoSQL: MongoDB

🔧 Tools:

  • Database Client: MySQL Workbench, pgAdmin, MongoDB Compass

  • Flyway or Liquibase (Database migration - optional)

📘 Resources:

🔒 Phase 5: Full Stack Integration & Deployment (1.5–2 months)

🧠 Topics:

  • RESTful API Integration (Fetch, Axios)

  • CORS, Authentication & Authorization (Spring Security, JWT)

  • Session Management, Cookie Handling

  • Frontend ↔ Backend Integration (React/Angular + Spring Boot)

  • Role-based access control (RBAC)

🔧 Tools:

  • Docker (Containerization)

  • Git & GitHub (Version control)

  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions / Jenkins

  • Deployment: Heroku, Render, AWS EC2/S3

📘 Resources:

🛠️ Phase 6: Projects & Advanced Topics (Ongoing)

💻 Real-time Projects:

  • 🧾 Student Management System (CRUD + REST + React)

  • 📦 E-Commerce Application (Login, Cart, Payment Gateway)

  • 📅 Employee Timesheet Management (Admin Panel)

  • 🗃️ Online Library System (Spring Boot + MongoDB + React)

  • ✉️ Blog Application (Authentication + Comments + Pagination)

🧠 Advanced Topics:

  • Microservices with Spring Boot + Spring Cloud

  • Kafka / RabbitMQ (Messaging Queues)

  • GraphQL (Alternative to REST)

  • WebSockets (Live chats)

  • CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes (K8s) Basics

🔧 Developer Toolbox (All Phases)

CategoryTools/Frameworks
IDEsIntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, VS Code
Version ControlGit, GitHub
Build ToolsMaven, Gradle
FrontendHTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap, React/Angular
BackendJava, Spring Boot, REST
DatabaseMySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
ORMHibernate, Spring Data JPA
API TestingPostman, Swagger
DeploymentDocker, Heroku, AWS, GitHub Actions
SecuritySpring Security, JWT
ContainerizationDocker, Docker Compose

📈 Learning Timeline (Suggested)

MonthFocus Area
1Java Core + OOPs + Collections
2HTML + CSS + JS + Bootstrap
3React or Angular
4Spring Boot + REST API
5Database + Hibernate + Integration
6Full-stack Projects + Deployment

📋 Tips for Mastery

  • 🔁 Practice Daily: Coding, small challenges (LeetCode, HackerRank)

  • ✅ Build Projects: Showcase on GitHub

  • 📑 Write Blogs: Document what you learn

  • 🧪 Mock Interviews: Practice system design & coding

  • 📚 Certifications (Optional): Oracle Java SE, Spring Boot Udemy/LinkedIn courses

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