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Interview Preparation for Java Developers

Packt via FutureLearn

Overview

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Unpack the interview questions for a Java developer

Preparing for a Java interview is tricky. You need to have a good understanding of the new features and concepts, as well as non-theoretical knowledge as many questions are based on practical work.

This three-week course will help you prepare for Java interviews as you delve into over 200 interview questions covering a varied range of topics. Using hands-on examples, you’ll take a step-by-step approach to ensure you can give confident answers in an interview.

Understand wrapper classes

You’ll be introduced to Java Classloaders and explore wrapper classes to help you answer questions on the use of primitive data as objects.

Next, you’ll explore questions based on practical work such as creating and manipulating Strings and the differences between a StringBuffer and StringBuilder.

Cover the basics of object-oriented programming

You’ll gain a solid foundation of knowledge of object-oriented programming as you explore the basic concepts such as method overloading and polymorphism.

Next, you’ll cover static variables, conditions, loops, and exception handling to build your understanding of Java.

The course will also cover miscellaneous topics to ensure you can answer questions on arrays, variable arguments, enum, and more.

Delve into multithreading

Finally, you’ll explore more advanced topics such as multithreading, collections, and generics.

You’ll finish by looking at functional programming and the new features in Java to ensure your knowledge is up to date.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of Java. You’ll finish feeling confident and prepared for a Java interview.

This course is designed for anyone who wants to prepare for a Java interview.

It will be most beneficial for those interested in working as a Java developer.

We assume that you have some experience as a Java developer, a working knowledge of Java, and access to an IDE for Java.

Syllabus

  • The Java platform, wrapper classes, strings, and the basics of OOP
    • Introduction to the course
    • Java platform
    • Wrapper classes and Strings
    • The basics of object-oriented programming (OOP)
    • Wrap up
  • OOP concepts, modifiers, conditions and loops, and exception handling
    • Introduction to Week 2
    • Advanced object-oriented programming concepts
    • Modifiers
    • Conditions and loops
    • Exception handling
    • Miscellaneous topics
    • Wrap up
  • Collections, generics, multithreading, functional programming, and new features
    • Introduction to Week 3
    • Collections
    • Concurrent collections
    • Generics
    • Multithreading
    • Functional programming – Lambda expressions and streams
    • New features
    • Final week wrap up

Taught by

Charlie Travis

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