Java: Advanced Concepts for High-Performance Development

Introduction

• Learn advanced Java programming
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• Which version of Java to use?

2. Generics in Java

• Introduction to generics in Java
• Generic methods in Java
• Bounded generics in Java
• The Liskov substitution principle in Java
• Using wildcards in generic programming
• Challenge: Using generics
• Solution: Using generics

3. Advanced Data Structures

• Collections in Java
• Using LinkedLists to structure data
• Storing pairs with HashMaps
• Using LinkedHashMaps
• Challenge: Data structures
• Solution: Data structures

4. Functional Programming in Java

• Functional Interfaces in Java
• Implementing lambdas in Java
• Using method references in Java
• Understanding streams in Java
• Using streams in Java
• Challenge: Functional programming
• Solution: Functional programming

5. Concurrency in Java

• Introduction to concurrency in Java
• The Thread class in Java
• The Runnable interface in Java
• Using the ExecutorService in Java
• Synchronized methods in Java
• Challenge: Name
• Solution: Name

6. Input and Output

• Understanding I/O in Java
• Reading from System.in with a Scanner
• Reading files with BufferedReader
• Using try-with-resources with I/O
• Challenge: Input and output
• Solution: Input and output

7. Working with Files and Directories

• Working with files in Java
• Creating a new file
• Working with directories in Java
• Copying files in Java
• Challenge: Files and directories
• Solution: Files and directories

Conclusion

• Next steps