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● StreamFilter.java ⎙ shared
// O(n log n) instead of O(n²) List<Student> top = students.stream() .filter(s -> s.gpa() >= 1.7) .sorted(Comparator.comparing(Student::gpa)) .limit(10) .toList();
This loop runs in O(n log n) instead of O(n²).
— Dennis, 24 min ago
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SEMESTER CALENDAR · 14 WEEKS
Where you should be in week X.
This is the typical arc of a Programming I lecture at German universities. If you are not sure whether you are still on track, find the week and compare.
Orientation
Fundamentals
OOP
Advanced
Exam
Week
01
Orientation
Setup and hello world
Install the IDE, run your first program, understand the console.
Week
02
Orientation
Variables and data types
int, double, String, boolean: types and implicit conversion.
Week
03
Fundamentals
Operators and conditions
if/else, comparison operators, logical AND/OR.
Week
04
Fundamentals
Loops
for, while, do-while: when to use which?
Week
05
Fundamentals
Methods
Parameters, return values, scope, overloading.
Week
06
Fundamentals
Arrays
Indexing, iteration, off-by-one, multi-dimensional.
This is where many lose the thread. That is okay.
Week
07
OOP
Classes and objects
Constructor, fields, this, visibility (public/private).
Week
08
OOP
Inheritance
extends, super, polymorphism, @Override.
Classic stumbling block. 1:1 helps a lot here.
Week
09
OOP
Interfaces and abstract classes
When interface, when abstract? Multiple inheritance via interfaces.
Week
10
Advanced
Exceptions
try/catch/finally, checked vs unchecked, your own exceptions.
Week
11
Advanced
Collections (List, Map, Set)
ArrayList, HashMap: when to use which data structure?
Week
12
Advanced
Recursion and generics
Base case, induction step; type parameters <T>.
Week
13
Exam
Revision and old exams
Spot the topic gaps, work through old exams.
Week
14
Exam
Exam
What you should hit in 90 minutes, and what to skip.
→ Order and pace vary by university. Click a week to see the details.
FROM THE FOUNDER
Why Study IT exists.
I built Study IT because I have seen first-hand how computer-science teaching at university falls apart.
Our tutors are working developers, not student side-jobbers.
Marcel Schmidtpeter Gründer und Senior Developer
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WHY NOT JUST ANY TUTOR OR CHATGPT
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Not someone who can only guess at it. Not a bot that confidently invents nonsense. A senior dev who writes code in production every day.
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Dennis kennt deine Klausur und den Berufsalltag dahinter.
Senior Java Software Engineer mit 11 Jahren Industrieerfahrung. Erklärt Schritt für Schritt, woran Erstis hängenbleiben, und macht typische Denkfehler sichtbar.
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- Industrieerfahrung
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- Java Engineer
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- seit 2015
- FIAE
Dennis
Senior Java Software Engineer
„Programmieren versteht man, wenn man weiß, warum eine Lösung funktioniert. Mein Ziel: dass du Code nicht abschreibst, sondern selbst hinkriegst."
Background
- Heute Senior Java Software Engineer · Industrie
- 2015 bis heute Softwareentwicklung in der Industrie · 2 berufliche Stationen, 11 Jahre kumuliert
- 2015 bis 2018 Ausbildung Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung · Praxisbetrieb · IHK-Abschluss
- Java
- Spring
- C#
- Python
- OOP
- Algorithmen
- Datenstrukturen
- Unit Testing
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I already failed the exam once. Does this still make sense?
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