Spring Boot + Angular + System Design
Roadmap (52 Weeks)
Title: “Spring Boot + Angular: The Tech Stack That Gets Things Done”
Goal: Become a Full-Stack Developer with expertise in Angular (Frontend), Spring Boot
(Backend), and System Design.
🧩 Phase 1: Web & Programming Foundations (Weeks
1–10)
Build strong fundamentals in HTML, CSS, JS, and TypeScript.
✅ Checklist:
Understand HTML5 semantic tags and accessibility
Learn CSS Flexbox, Grid, and Responsive design
Build static pages with layout and styling
Master Git & GitHub (clone, push, pull, branches)
Understand JavaScript syntax, functions, arrays, and DOM
Work with TypeScript: types, interfaces, generics, functions
Learn how TypeScript improves Angular code safety
📚 Resources:
Free: Interneting is Hard, The Odin Project
Paid: TypeScript Course – Udemy
💻 Phase 2: Angular (Frontend Mastery) (Weeks 11–
20)
Learn how to build scalable SPAs using Angular.
✅ Checklist:
Install Angular CLI and set up first project
Create components, modules, and understand Angular lifecycle
Use two-way binding, directives, and custom pipes
Use Angular Router for navigation
Create & consume REST APIs using HttpClient
Handle Observables with RxJS
Build reactive and template-driven forms with validation
Implement local storage/session storage for persistence
Build a CRUD app as your first Angular mini-project
📚 Resources:
Free: Angular Docs, FreeCodeCamp YouTube Angular Tutorial
Paid: Angular – The Complete Guide (Udemy)
🔧 Phase 3: Spring Boot (Backend Mastery) (Weeks
21–32)
Create secure, RESTful backend services using Spring Boot & Java.
✅ Checklist:
Refresher on Java OOP concepts, Lambdas, Streams
Create REST APIs using Spring Boot (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
Understand dependency injection and annotations
Implement JPA for database interaction (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
Build custom queries using Spring Data
Secure APIs using Spring Security and JWT
Exception handling, validation, logging in Spring Boot
Build a mini RESTful Blog API project with authentication
📚 Resources:
Free: Spring Guides, Java Brains YouTube
Paid: Spring Boot & Hibernate – Udemy
🔗 Phase 4: Full Stack Integration (Weeks 33–38)
Connect Angular and Spring Boot for real-world applications.
✅ Checklist:
Handle CORS and connect frontend with backend APIs
Structure full-stack project (frontend + backend folder structure)
Handle API errors gracefully in Angular
Secure communication using JWT
Build final mini-project combining both stacks
Add unit tests using JUnit (Spring) and Jasmine/Karma (Angular)
🏗️ Phase 5: System Design (Weeks 39–46)
Learn to architect scalable, high-performance systems.
✅ Checklist:
Understand load balancing, horizontal/vertical scaling
Learn CAP theorem, consistency vs availability
Compare SQL vs NoSQL, use Redis for caching
Understand how APIs are designed (REST vs GraphQL)
Learn rate limiting, throttling, message queues (Kafka)
Study Monolith, Microservices, Serverless, Event-Driven Design
Design real systems (e.g., YouTube, WhatsApp, Uber)
📚 Resources:
Free: System Design Primer GitHub, ByteByteGo Newsletter
Paid: ByteByteGo System Design Book
🚀 Phase 6: Capstone + DevOps (Weeks 47–52)
Build your portfolio-worthy project and learn DevOps basics.
✅ Checklist:
Design, plan, and develop a full-stack application:
Online Learning Platform
Expense Tracker
E-Commerce App
Use Docker to containerize your app
Learn about Docker Compose and multi-container setups
Implement GitHub Actions or Jenkins for CI/CD
Deploy backend on AWS (EC2, RDS), frontend on Netlify/Vercel
Monitor with basic logging or CloudWatch
Polish GitHub README and documentation
📚 Resources:
Free: Docker Curriculum
Paid: Docker & Kubernetes – Udemy
🧠 Bonus: Weekly Time Allocation
Category Hours/Week
Learning 10–12 hrs
Practice/Projects 6–8 hrs
Revision 2 hrs
System Design 2 hrs
📁 Organize Your Learning
Create a Notion workspace to log progress weekly
Use GitHub for all projects and commit regularly
Build a personal website/portfolio
Share your weekly learnings on LinkedIn
Join communities like Reddit’s r/java, r/angular, or Discord coding groups
Connect with me on LinkedInor GitHub – happy to help!
– Anany Mishra
