Java with Spring Boot Framework

Understand how the web works and write your first HTML pages.

1. How the web works: client–server, DNS, HTTP/HTTPSvideo · 12 min
2. Browsers and web serversreading · 13 min
3. Set up your dev environment: editor, IDE, DevToolslab · 14 min
4. HTML document structure, tags, and attributesreading · 13 min
5. Build your first page: headings, paragraphs, lists, imageslab · 14 min
6. Day 1 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build forms, embed multimedia, and write accessible, semantic markup.

1. Forms and form controls: inputs, buttons, checkboxes, radiosreading · 13 min
2. Multimedia: audio, video, and embeddingreading · 13 min
3. Tables and structuring datareading · 13 min
4. Semantic HTML, accessibility, and SEO-friendly markupvideo · 13 min
5. Project 1: Personal Bio Pagelab · 30 min
6. Day 2 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Style HTML with selectors, text properties, and the box model.

1. Three ways to add CSS: inline, internal, externalvideo · 11 min
2. Selectors, properties, and valuesreading · 13 min
3. Styling text: fonts, colors, and alignmentlab · 14 min
4. The box model: margin, padding, border, contentreading · 13 min
5. Day 3 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Lay out responsive pages with Flexbox, Grid, positioning, and media queries.

1. Flexbox fundamentalsvideo · 13 min
2. CSS Grid fundamentalsreading · 13 min
3. Float, clear, and positioning (relative/absolute/fixed/sticky)reading · 13 min
4. Responsive design with media querieslab · 14 min
5. Project 2: Responsive Product Landing Pagelab · 35 min
6. Day 4 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Add motion and interactive states with transitions, keyframes, and pseudo-classes.

1. Transitions for smooth animationsvideo · 12 min
2. Keyframes and custom animationsreading · 13 min
3. Pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements: :hover, ::before, ::afterlab · 14 min
4. Day 5 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Write core JavaScript and manipulate the DOM.

1. Variables, data types, and operatorsvideo · 13 min
2. Functions, conditionals, and loopsreading · 13 min
3. DOM manipulation: accessing and modifying elementslab · 14 min
4. Project 3: Interactive Quizlab · 30 min
5. Day 6 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Handle events and validate forms with JavaScript and regex.

1. Arrays, objects, and functions in depthreading · 13 min
2. Event listeners: click, hover, keypressvideo · 13 min
3. Form validation and regular expressionslab · 14 min
4. Day 7 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use the Bootstrap grid to build responsive layouts fast.

1. What is Bootstrap and how to set it up (CDN vs local)video · 11 min
2. The Bootstrap grid systemreading · 13 min
3. Responsive layouts: breakpoints and column systemlab · 14 min
4. Project 4: Responsive Business Websitelab · 30 min
5. Day 8 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build UIs faster with Bootstrap components and utility classes.

1. Core components: buttons, cards, forms, alertsreading · 13 min
2. Navigation bars and dropdownsvideo · 13 min
3. Utility classes: spacing, colors, and responsive helperslab · 14 min
4. Day 9 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build responsive forms, modals, and carousels with Bootstrap.

1. Responsive forms: input groups, form grids, validation stylesreading · 13 min
2. Modals for pop-up contentvideo · 12 min
3. Carousels for image and content sliderslab · 14 min
4. Project 5: Bootstrap Portfolio Websitelab · 14 min
5. Day 10 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Control and extend Bootstrap components with JavaScript.

1. Controlling Bootstrap components with JavaScript (modals, tooltips, dropdowns)video · 13 min
2. Event listeners for dynamic Bootstrap interactionslab · 14 min
3. Day 11 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Fetch and display external data dynamically with AJAX and JSON.

1. Asynchronous JavaScript and AJAX explainedvideo · 12 min
2. Fetching external APIs and working with JSONlab · 14 min
3. Dynamic content loading without page refreshlab · 14 min
4. Day 12 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use Git for version control and optimize web performance.

1. Version control with Git and GitHub: clone, commit, push, pullvideo · 13 min
2. Performance: minifying CSS/JS and optimizing assetsreading · 13 min
3. Day 13 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Deploy a static site and verify it across browsers and devices.

1. Deploying with GitHub Pages and Netlifylab · 14 min
2. Cross-browser compatibility and responsiveness checksreading · 13 min
3. Final project preparation and reviewreading · 12 min
4. Day 14 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Plan, build, and present a multi-page responsive web app.

1. Capstone brief: a multi-page responsive web appreading · 13 min
2. Planning and structuring your foundation capstonereading · 13 min
3. Build and present your foundation web appproject · 12 min

Set up the JDK and an IDE, and run your first Java program.

1. Overview of Java and its featuresvideo · 11 min
2. Installing the JDK and setting up IntelliJ/Eclipselab · 15 min
3. Writing and running your first Java programlab · 14 min
4. Day 1 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Work with variables, types, type conversion, and operators.

1. Variables, data types, and type conversionvideo · 13 min
2. Operators: arithmetic, logical, relational, bitwisereading · 13 min
3. Practice lab: data types and operatorslab · 15 min
4. Day 2 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Control program flow with conditionals and loops.

1. Decision-making: if-else and switchvideo · 13 min
2. Loops: for, while, do-whilereading · 13 min
3. Control-flow practice lablab · 15 min
4. Day 3 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use arrays and Java String methods effectively.

1. One-dimensional and multi-dimensional arraysvideo · 13 min
2. String handling and String methodsreading · 13 min
3. Arrays and Strings lablab · 15 min
4. Day 4 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Define methods and solve problems with recursion.

1. Defining methods, parameters, and return typesvideo · 12 min
2. Recursion in Javareading · 13 min
3. Methods and recursion lablab · 20 min
4. Day 5 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Model code with classes, objects, and the OOP pillars.

1. Classes, objects, and constructorsvideo · 13 min
2. Encapsulationreading · 13 min
3. Inheritance and polymorphismreading · 13 min
4. OOP practice lablab · 22 min
5. Day 6 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use abstract classes and interfaces to design flexible code.

1. Abstract classes vs. interfacesvideo · 13 min
2. Multiple inheritance with interfacesreading · 13 min
3. Assignment: Employee Management System using OOP principleslab · 30 min
4. Day 7 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Handle errors with try-catch and custom exceptions.

1. try-catch, throw, throws, finallyvideo · 13 min
2. Custom exceptionsreading · 13 min
3. Exception handling lablab · 18 min
4. Day 8 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use List and Set implementations from the Collections framework.

1. ArrayList and LinkedListvideo · 13 min
2. HashSet and TreeSetreading · 13 min
3. List and Set lablab · 15 min
4. Day 9 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use Map and Queue implementations effectively.

1. HashMap, LinkedHashMap, TreeMapvideo · 13 min
2. PriorityQueue and Dequereading · 13 min
3. Map and Queue lablab · 15 min
4. Day 10 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Run concurrent code with threads and synchronization.

1. Threads and the Runnable interfacevideo · 13 min
2. Synchronization and inter-thread communicationreading · 14 min
3. Multithreading lablab · 18 min
4. Day 11 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Read and write files and serialize objects.

1. Reading and writing files with FileReader/FileWritervideo · 13 min
2. Serialization and deserializationreading · 13 min
3. File handling lablab · 25 min
4. Day 12 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Connect Java to a relational database and run CRUD with JDBC.

1. Connecting Java with MySQL/PostgreSQLvideo · 13 min
2. CRUD operations with PreparedStatementlab · 20 min
3. Day 13 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build a console banking app backed by JDBC.

1. Designing the console banking systemreading · 13 min
2. Build the banking app with Java and JDBClab · 25 min
3. Day 14 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Understand Spring Boot and scaffold a project.

1. What is Spring Boot?video · 11 min
2. Spring Boot architecture and benefitsreading · 13 min
3. Setting up Spring Boot in IntelliJ/Eclipselab · 14 min
4. Day 15 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Use core annotations and dependency injection.

1. @SpringBootApplication, @Component, @Servicevideo · 13 min
2. Dependency injection: constructor vs. field injectionreading · 13 min
3. Dependency injection lablab · 14 min
4. Day 16 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build a basic REST API with mapping annotations.

1. Creating a REST API with Spring Bootvideo · 13 min
2. Understanding @GetMapping and @PostMappinglab · 15 min
3. Day 17 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build a full CRUD API backed by MySQL.

1. Building a CRUD API with Spring Boot and MySQLvideo · 16 min
2. Using @RequestBody and @PathVariablelab · 14 min
3. Day 18 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Persist data with JPA entities and repositories.

1. Introduction to JPA and Hibernatevideo · 12 min
2. Defining entity classes and repositorieslab · 14 min
3. Day 19 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Centralize error handling with @ControllerAdvice.

1. Global exception handling with @ControllerAdvicevideo · 13 min
2. Custom exception classeslab · 14 min
3. Day 20 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Build a complete user-management REST API.

1. Designing the user management APIreading · 13 min
2. Build the user management REST API with Spring Bootlab · 20 min
3. Day 21 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Secure endpoints with Spring Security basic auth.

1. Introduction to Spring Securityvideo · 12 min
2. Implementing basic authenticationlab · 14 min
3. Day 22 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Protect APIs with stateless JWT authentication.

1. Implementing JWT authentication in Spring Bootvideo · 14 min
2. Protecting APIs with JWTlab · 16 min
3. Day 23 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Compare monolith vs microservices and build a basic service.

1. Monolithic vs. microservices architecturevideo · 13 min
2. Creating a basic microservice with Spring Bootlab · 14 min
3. Day 24 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Route and discover services with Spring Cloud Gateway and Eureka.

1. API Gateway with Spring Cloud Gatewayvideo · 13 min
2. Service discovery with Eurekalab · 16 min
3. Day 25 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Call services with Feign/RestTemplate and balance load.

1. Feign Client and RestTemplatevideo · 13 min
2. Load balancing with Ribbonreading · 13 min
3. Day 26 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Containerize, deploy, and set up CI/CD for Spring Boot apps.

1. Deploying on AWS, Heroku, or Dockervideo · 14 min
2. Configuring CI/CD pipelinesreading · 13 min
3. Day 27 checkpointquiz · 12 min

Architect and build a microservices-based e-commerce backend.

1. Architecting the e-commerce microservices appreading · 13 min
2. Build the microservices-based e-commerce applicationproject · 14 min

Write JUnit tests and debug/optimize a Spring Boot app.

1. Writing unit tests with JUnitvideo · 14 min
2. Debugging and optimizing performancereading · 13 min
3. Day 30 checkpointquiz · 12 min