Java 11+ Essential Training

Introduction

• What kind of software can you create?
• What you need to know
• Tour of CoderPad

1. What Is Java?

• Explore the history of Java
• Principles and components of Java
• Explore basic Java syntax
• Memory management and garbage collection
• Choose a development environment

2. Get Started with Java

• Install the JDK on Windows
• Install the JDK on macOS
• Install and configure IntelliJ IDEA
• Test simple Java code in JShell
• Compile Java code to bytecode
• Pass arguments to a console application
• Use the Java API documentation

3. Declare and Manage Variables

• Work with primitive variables
• Declare and modify primitive values
• Declare and initialize object variables
• Manage currency values with BigDecimal
• Convert values between numeric types
• Math operators and the Math class
• Manage true and false Boolean values
• Manage character values as primitives
• More about Java operators

4. Manage String Values

• Declare and initialize string values
• Build a string from multiple values
• Clone the exercise files from GitHub
• Convert primitive values to strings
• Format numeric values as strings
• Interpolate strings with placeholders
• Compare string values
• Parse string values
• Get string values from user input

5. Manage Program Flow

• Evaluate conditions with if-else
• Evaluate conditions with switch-case
• Create looping code blocks
• Create reusable code with methods
• Create overloaded methods
• Pass arguments by reference vs. value

6. Debugging and Exception Handling

• Debug with IntelliJ IDEA
• Handle exceptions with try/catch
• Create multiple catch blocks
• Close objects with try-with-resources

7. Create Custom Classes

• Declare and use custom classes
• Organize code with packages
• Create instance fields and methods
• Declare multiple constructor methods
• Use static fields as constants
• Declare and use Enum types

8. Work with Inheritance

• About inheritance
• Extend classes and override methods
• Use objects as their super types

9. Manage Data Collections

• Store values in simple arrays
• Manage resizable arrays with Lists
• Manage key-value pairs with Maps

Conclusion

• Next steps