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The Advanced Java course is designed to enhance your understanding of Java by exploring more complex topics, including collections, I/O streams, build tools, and multithreading. You’ll learn how to us

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Course Description

The Advanced Java course is designed to enhance your understanding of Java by exploring more complex topics, including collections, I/O streams, build tools, and multithreading. You’ll learn how to use these advanced features to write optimized, maintainable, and scalable Java applications.

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What you'll learn

  • Master Advanced Java from fundamentals to advanced concepts

  • Build real-world projects applying what you've learned

  • Understand best practices and industry standards

  • Gain confidence to work on production-level applications

  • Prepare for technical interviews and career advancement

Course Content

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Course Overview

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Equals and Hashcode

This chapter focuses on the importance of properly implementing the equals() and hashCode() methods in Java. You’ll learn how these methods determine object equality and how they affect performance and reliability when using data structures such as HashMap and HashSet. By understanding the relations

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List Collections

This chapter delves into the various List implementations in Java, such as ArrayList, LinkedList, and more. It explains how lists maintain insertion order, allow duplicate elements, and offer indexed access to data. You’ll learn about the performance differences between list implementations, common

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Iterators

You’ll learn the core methods (hasNext(), next(), and remove()) and how iterators enable safe element removal during iteration. The chapter also covers the differences between iterators and traditional enumeration, highlighting iterator fail-fast behavior and best practices to avoid concurrent modif

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Map Collections in Java

This chapter focuses on data structures that store key-value pairs, such as HashMap, LinkedHashMap, and TreeMap. You’ll learn how these map implementations differ in terms of ordering, performance, and memory usage. This chapter explains how to work with keys and values efficiently, handle collision

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Set Collections in Java

This chapter explores the Set interface and its implementations, such as HashSet, LinkedHashSet, and TreeSet. You’ll learn how sets maintain unique elements, how they handle duplicates, and the implications of ordering (or lack thereof). This chapter covers common set operations, including adding, r

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Queue Collections

This chapter introduces the Queue interface and its various implementations in Java, such as LinkedList, PriorityQueue, and ArrayDeque. You’ll learn how these implementations handle elements in a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) manner (with some exceptions like PriorityQueue, which orders elements based o

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Streams in Java

This chapter delves into the Stream API introduced in Java 8, which offers a functional approach to processing collections.You’ll learn how to use operations like map(), filter(), and reduce() to transform and aggregate data more concisely and efficiently. This chapter also covers the distinction be

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Generics in Java

This chapter focuses on how to write type-safe code using generic classes and methods. You’ll learn about type parameters, bounded types, and wildcards, enabling you to enforce constraints and reduce runtime errors. This chapter also covers best practices for designing generic APIs and using them in

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Lambda Expressions

This chapter introduces Java’s functional programming capabilities, emphasizing how lambda expressions provide a concise way to implement single-method interfaces.You’ll learn about the @FunctionalInterface annotation, understand method references, and see how Lambdas integrates with the Streams API

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Input Stream in Java

The Input Stream in Java chapter examines how Java handles data input through various types of input streams. You’ll learn about the hierarchy of stream classes in the java.io package, focusing on InputStream and its subclasses like FileInputStream, BufferedInputStream, and ObjectInputStream.

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Output Stream in Java

This chapter explores the various classes and techniques for writing data in Java. You’ll learn how OutputStream and its subclasses—such as FileOutputStream, BufferedOutputStream, and ObjectOutputStream—enable you to write data efficiently and reliably. This chapter also covers best practices for ma

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Maven

This chapter focuses on how to manage and build Java projects using this powerful build automation tool. You’ll learn about Maven’s project structure, dependency management, and the significance of the pom.xml file. This chapter also covers practical Maven commands, creating runnable JAR files, and

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JVM

The JVM (Java Virtual Machine) chapter provides an in-depth look at how Java code is compiled and executed. You’ll learn about the JVM’s architecture, including its class loader, memory areas (heap, stack, and method area), and the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler. This chapter also covers the role of by

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Multithreading in Java

This chapter dives into the fundamental concepts and techniques for writing concurrent and parallel programs. You’ll explore the lifecycle of threads, key thread methods like wait(), notify(), notifyAll(), and sleep(), and the importance of synchronization using the volatile keyword and object locks

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Locks and Sychronization

In this chapter, you’ll learn how Java manages concurrent access to shared resources. The chapter explains the synchronized keyword, object locks, and re-entrant locks, and how these mechanisms prevent race conditions and data inconsistencies.You’ll also explore best practices for writing thread-saf

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Volatile in Java

This chapter focuses on the volatile keyword and how it affects state visibility across threads in a concurrent environment. You’ll learn how volatile ensures that updates to a variable are immediately reflected in the main memory, preventing stale or inconsistent reads. This chapter also explores w

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Executor Framework in Java

This chapter introduces you to a structured way of managing and coordinating threads. You’ll learn how the Executor interface and its implementations, such as ThreadPoolExecutor and ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor, streamline multithreading tasks by decoupling task submission from thread management. Thi

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Memory Management

This chapter explores how Java handles memory allocation, usage, and cleanup to ensure efficient application performance.You’ll learn about the structure of the JVM’s memory areas—such as the heap, stack, and method area—as well as how garbage collection works to automatically reclaim unused objects

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Networking & Sockets

This chapter focuses on how Java handles network communication using the java.net package. You’ll learn how sockets enable data exchange between machines, covering both TCP and UDP protocols. This chapter delves into classes like Socket, ServerSocket, and DatagramSocket, showing you how to create cl

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Annotations

This chapter explores how Java uses annotations to add metadata and influence program behavior at compile time or runtime. You’ll learn about common built-in annotations like @Override, @Deprecated, and @SuppressWarnings, as well as how to create custom annotations for specialized use cases. This ch

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Regular Expressions in Java

This chapter focuses on how to match, search, and manipulate text using the java.util.regex package. You’ll learn about Pattern and Matcher classes, explore different regex constructs like quantifiers and groups and discover how to apply them for common tasks such as validating inputs, parsing text,

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Final Assessment

Test your knowledge of Java Collections Framework, Streams, Maven, and Multithreading concepts.

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Intermediate
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7 hrs

I truly appreciate the high-quality material in this course. The structured lessons, hands-on projects, and clear explanations make learning a great experience. I look forward to future additions and updates! Thanks for your polite and friendly attitude.

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Lyle Christine

A Happy Student from Scotland

The practical examples and hands-on exercises were particularly beneficial. They not only reinforced the theoretical concepts but also allowed me to apply them in real-world scenarios. The inclusion of best practices and common pitfalls added a practical dimension to the learning process.

Daniel Tinivella

Daniel Tinivella

Software Engineer, Globant

The course is an excellent resource for beginners. Your explanations of the basics are clear, making it easy for newcomers to grasp. I particularly enjoyed the task management application; it's a practical example that helps solidify the concepts.

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Blockchain & Web3 Engineer, Cake Defi

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