History, versions
Java editions: Java SE, Java EE, Java ME
Compilation and interpretation by the JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
Java technologies / frameworks and positioning
Development environment
Packaging and deployment of a Java application

Workshop: Installation of the JDK (Java Development Kit) and an IDE (Eclipse / NetBeans) – Structure of a project, buildPath, …

Use of variables, constants, operators
Simple types and reference types
Casting, Wrappers
Expression of conditions: if / else, switch, ternary operator
Use of loops: for, while, do while
Manipulation of arrays
Factorization of codes with methods
Overload, variable arguments, recursion
Comment and document code

Workshop: Multiple examples of manipulation of control structures and functions

Definition of classes, POJO vs JavaBean
Declaration of instance / class members (static)
Constructors and instantiation
Lifecycle of an object in memory
Class diagram (UML)
Aggregation of objects (association)
Encapsulation: getters and setters
Extension of classes (Inheritance)
Object comparison
Abstract classes
Interfaces and implementation
Polymorphism

Workshop: Modeling of problems into objects

Definition, types of exceptions
Catch and process an exception (try / catch / finally)
Throw / Raise an exception (throw / throws)
Create exceptions

Workshop: Managing exceptions that may be triggered in an application

Presentation of the available API,
Comparative generics , choice of a type of collection
Essential classes: ArrayList, HashMap, … Browsing
, operations on collections and sorting

Workshop: Handling of collections of objects

Binary / character
streams Reading and writing of files
Using buffers
Manipulating paths, directories, monitoring
Serialization of objects: binary, XML
Externalization of configuration in .properties
Log management: java.util.logging, Log4j

Workshop: Implementation of exports and imports from files