Welcome to my personal roadmap for mastering software development—a journey built on curiosity, discipline, and a passion for continuous growth. This repository is a carefully structured learning path, enhanced with selected courses and real-world projects to reinforce each phase of study.
From establishing a solid foundation in core Java to navigating build tools, databases, microservices, GraphQL, and cloud-native ecosystems—here’s my structured plan.
I employ self-devised strategies to enhance my learning, grounded in recent research. For every chapter I read, I create detailed tests that include:
- Open-ended questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Fill-in-the-blank exercises
- Architecture and practical application questions
This approach reinforces my understanding and ensures I can apply theoretical knowledge in practical scenarios.
(Completed prior to the roadmap launch — ✅ indicates completion)
| Resource | Status | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Code | ✅ | Software Engineering |
| Essentials of Software Engineering | ✅ | Software Engineering |
| Software Testing Foundations | ✅ | Software Testing & QA |
| Requirements Engineering Foundations | ✅ | Software Requirements & Analysis |
| Essential Scrum | ✅ | Agile & Scrum |
| Agile Product Management with Scrum | ✅ | Agile & Product Management |
| Universal Principles of UX | ✅ | UX Design |
| A Philosophy of Software Design | ✅ | Software Design & Architecture |
| Head First Design Patterns | ✅ | Software Design & Architecture |
| Head First Java | ✅ | Java & OOP |
| Grokking Functional Thinking | ✅ | Functional Programming |
| Grokking Algorithms | ✅ | Algorithms & DS |
| Algorithms in a Nutshell | ✅ | Algorithms & DS |
| Algorithm Design | ✅ | Algorithms & DS |
| Data Structures and Algorithms in Java | ✅ | Algorithms & DS |
| Resource | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Thinking in Java | ✅ 2024 | Codecademy, Coursera (Duke) |
| Java: The Complete Reference | ✅ 2024 | |
| Effective Java | ✅ 2024 | |
| Modern Java in Action | ✅ 02.2025 | |
| JUnit 5 in Action | ✅ 02.2025 | |
| Computer Networking. A top down Approach | 02.2025 | |
| OCP Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829) Prep | ✅ 05.2025 | Oracle Docs, Boyarsky & Selikoff, Enthuware |
| Resource | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Java Concurrency in Practice | [ ] | Coursera (Rice University) |
| Java Performance: The Definitive Guide | [ ] | Udemy – Java Virtual Threads |
| Spring in Action | [ ] | Spring Academy, Udemy (Chad Darby) |
| Spring Boot: Up & Running | [ ] | |
| Practical Unit Testing (JUnit 5 + Mockito) | [ ] | |
| Spring Pro Cert (2V0-72.22) Prep | [ ] | Spring Docs, Cert Guide, Mock Exams |
| Resource | Category | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gradle in Action | Build Tools | [ ] | Udemy – Gradle Fundamentals |
| Maven: The Definitive Guide | Build Tools | [ ] | Pluralsight |
| Learning SQL (Alan Beaulieu) | SQL | ✅ 03.2025 | Codecademy |
| Designing Data-Intensive Apps | NoSQL | [ ] | MongoDB Uni – M220J |
| Resource | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Security in Action | [ ] | Spring Academy |
| Microservices w/ Spring Boot (Larsson) | [ ] | Udemy |
| Learning GraphQL | [ ] | Apollo, Robin Wieruch |
| GraphQL with Spring Boot | [ ] | Baeldung, Official Docs |
| Modern Testing with JUnit 5 | [ ] |
| Resource | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Reactive Programming with Project Reactor | [ ] | Udemy |
| Kafka: The Definitive Guide | [ ] | Udemy (Stephane Maarek) |
| Docker Deep Dive | [ ] | Udemy – CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker |
| The Kubernetes Book | [ ] | Included in Docker course |
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (AWS Skill Builder)
- AWS Fundamentals Specialization (Coursera)
| Resource | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Developer Official Guide | [ ] | Udemy (Stephane Maarek), Tutorials Dojo |
| AWS Docs & Labs | [ ] | AWS Docs & Skill Builder |
| Resource | Category | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotlin in Action | Kotlin | [ ] | JetBrains Academy |
| Programming in Scala (Optional) | Scala | [ ] | Coursera (Martin Odersky) |
| Resource | Category | Status | Supporting Courses & Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTML & CSS (Duckett) | Front-End | ✅ 2024 | |
| Eloquent JavaScript | Front-End | [ ] | FreeCodeCamp |
| React / Angular / Vue | Front-End | [ ] | Udemy (Max Schwarzmüller) |
| Node.js Design Patterns | Node.js | [ ] | Udemy (Andrew Mead) |
| Pro ASP.NET Core | .NET | [ ] | Pluralsight |
| GraphQL Integration | API | [ ] | Apollo Docs, Udemy |
| Resource | Status | Supporting Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| DS & Algos in Java (Latest Ed.) | ✅ 2024 | LeetCode, HackerRank |
| Grokking Coding Interviews | [ ] | LeetCode Challenges |
| Competitive Programming 4 | [ ] | Codeforces, AtCoder |
| Resource | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OS, DB, Networking Articles | [ ] | Medium, YouTube, LinkedIn |
| Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective | [ ] | Optional Deep Dive |
| Resource | Category | Status | Supporting Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Microservices (Newman) | System Design | [ ] | Educative |
| Clean Architecture (Uncle Bob) | Architecture | [ ] | Pluralsight |
| DDD (Evans) | DDD | [ ] | Official DDD Resources |
| Implementing DDD (Vernon) | DDD | [ ] | Implementation Guides |
| Designing Data-Intensive Apps | System Design | [ ] | Educative Masterclass |
| Distributed Systems Observability | Observability | [ ] | Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger |
| Microservices Patterns | System Design | [ ] | Pluralsight |
| Reactive Microservices Patterns | Event-Driven | [ ] | Udemy – Reactive Spring Boot |
🎉 Happy learning and coding!