Java: Advanced Concepts for High-Performance Development

Course details

You’re comfortable with the basics of writing in Java, but you want to level up your skills and be more productive. In this course, Bethan Palmer has exactly what you need, with topics including generics, multi-threading, inputs and outputs, and more. After explaining the differences between versions of Java, Bethan dives into generics in Java, advanced data structures, and functional programming. She covers concurrency in Java, including how to use the Runnable interface, the ExecutorService, and synchronized methods. Bethan highlights topics around input and output like reading from System.in with a scanner, reading files with BufferedReader, and using try-with-resources. She also guides you through working with files in Java, creating a new file, working with directories, and copying files in Java. Each chapter includes challenges and solutions to reinforce what you’re learning.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learn advanced Java programming
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

04 - Which version of Java to use

2. Generics in Java

05 - Introduction to generics in Java
06 - Generic methods in Java
07 - Bounded generics in Java
08 - The Liskov substitution principle in Java
09 - Using wildcards in generic programming
10 - Challenge - Using generics
11 - Solution - Using generics

3. Advanced Data Structures

12 - Collections in Java
13 - Using LinkedLists to structure data
14 - Storing pairs with HashMaps
15 - Using LinkedHashMaps
16 - Challenge - Data structures
17 - Solution - Data structures

4. Functional Programming in Java

18 - Functional Interfaces in Java
19 - Implementing lambdas in Java
20 - Using method references in Java
21 - Understanding streams in Java
22 - Using streams in Java
23 - Challenge - Functional programming
24 - Solution - Functional programming

5. Concurrency in Java

25 - Introduction to concurrency in Java
26 - The Thread class in Java
27 - The Runnable interface in Java
28 - Using the ExecutorService in Java
29 - Synchronized methods in Java
30 - Challenge - Name
31 - Solution - Name

6. Input and Output

32 - Understanding I O in Java
33 - Reading from System.in with a Scanner
34 - Reading files with BufferedReader
35 - Using try-with-resources with I O
36 - Challenge - Input and output
37 - Solution - Input and output

7. Working with Files and Directories

38 - Working with files in Java
39 - Creating a new file
40 - Working with directories in Java
41 - Copying files in Java
42 - Challenge - Files and directories
43 - Solution - Files and directories

Conclusion

44 - Next steps