Java Interview Notes: Covers 136 topics and 700 technical interview questions

by Jolly M

Java Interview Notes provides an extensive coverage of topics that are frequently discussed during Java technical interview round, along with exhaustive list of interview questions for each topic.

What this book covers?

1. Explanation for 136 Java topics, ranging from basics to advance.
2. Answers to 700 Java technical Interview questions.
3. Code snippets to explain the concept.
4. Visual representation of the concept, where required.

The concepts are organized in very precise and concise manner, in small chapters and are to the point.

CONTENT:

Java Fundamentals :
Java Program Anatomy
Java Program and JVM
Data Types
Naming Convention
Object class
Access Modifiers
static
final
static initialization block
finally()
finalize()
Widening vs Narrowing Conversion
getters and setters
varargs vs object array
default interface method
static interface method
Annotations
Preferences
Pass by value or reference

Object Oriented Programming :
Polymorphism
Parametric Polymorphism
Subtype Polymorphism
Overriding
@Override
Overloading
Abstraction
Inheritance
Composition

Fundamental Design Concepts :
DI vs IoC
Service Locator
Diamond Problem
Programming to Interface
Abstract class vs Interface
Internationalization and Localization
Immutable Objects
Cloning

Data Types :
NaN
EnumSet
Comparing Data Types
Float comparison
String comparison
Enum comparison
enum vs public static int field
Wrapper Classes
Auto boxing and Auto unboxing
BigInteger and BigDecimal

Strings :
String Immutability
String Literal vs Object
String Interning
String Pool Memory Management
Immutability - Security issue
Circumvent String immutability
StringBuffer vs StringBuilder
Unicode

Inner Classes :
Inner Classes
Static Member Nested Class
Local Inner Class
Non-Static Nested Class
Anonymous Inner Class

Functional Programming :
Lambda Expression
Functional Interface
Pure Functions
Fluent Interface

Generics :
Generics
Generics-Type Wildcards
Generics - Method
Java Generics vs Java Array
Generics - Type Erasure
Co-variance
Contra-variance
Co-variance vs Contra-variance

Collections :
Collection design aspects
Collection Fundamentals
Collection Interfaces
Collection Types
Set
List
Queue
Map
Algorithms
Comparable vs Comparator
hashCode() and equals()
HashTable vs HashMap
Synchronized vs Concurrent Collections
Iterating over collections
fail-fast vs fail-safe

Error and Exception :
Exception
Checked vs Unchecked vs Error
Exception Handling Best Practices
try-with-resource

Threading :
Threading Terms
Thread Lifecycle
Thread Termination
Runnable vs Thread
Runnable vs Callable
Daemon Thread
Race Condition and Immutable object
Thread Pool

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254 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2016

Reviews

[Mahesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book has most of the basic concepts of java. It's a short revision of concepts.