Java Fundamentals: Collections

Pluralsight

Course Summary

Learn why you would want to use collections instead of arrays and understand the power of Lists, Sets, and Maps.

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Course Description

Working with data is fundamental to any business problem. Java Collections are data structures designed to store and process data in memory. We start with why you want to use collections instead of arrays, cover the capabilities of Lists, Sets, and Maps and explain the different data structure tradeoffs.

Course Description

Working with data is fundamental to any business problem. Java Collections are data structures designed to store and process data in memory. We start with why you want to use collections instead of arrays, cover the capabilities of Lists, Sets, and Maps and explain the different data structure tradeoffs.

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Course Syllabus

What Are Collections and Why Use Them?
- 12m 13s

—Introduction 1m 48s
—The Problem with Arrays 4m 38s
—Why You Should Use Collections 5m 46s

Defining and Iterating Collections
- 28m 56s

—Introduction 1m 25s
—Collection of Collections 9m 34s
—Collection Behaviors 3m 27s
—Collection Behaviors (Live Coding) 13m 19s
—Summary 1m 10s

Collections with Iteration Order: Lists
- 36m 51s

—Introduction 1m 21s
—Key Features 4m 15s
—Live Coding with Lists 18m 21s
—List Implementations 11m 2s
—Summary 1m 50s

Collection with Uniqueness: Sets
- 40m 54s

—Introduction 2m 14s
—Product Catalogue Demo 3m 56s
—Set Implementations 23m 45s
—SortedSet and NavigableSet 4m 34s
—Product Catalogue Demo 2 4m 21s
—Summary 2m 1s

Collections with Modification Order: Queues, Deques, and Stacks
- 39m 58s

—Introduction 1m 28s
—Queues 3m 52s
—Queues (Live Coding) 15m 14s
—Priority Queues 1m 12s
—Priority Queues (Live Coding) 2m 56s
—Stacks and Deques 4m 53s
—Stacks and Deques (Live Coding) 6m 5s
—Implementations and Summary 4m 15s

Collections of Pairs: Maps
- 1h 3m

—Introduction 2m 47s
—Why Use a Map? 13m 47s
—Views Over Maps 7m 13s
—Sorted and Navigable Maps 5m 57s
—Java 8 Enhancements 10m 59s
—Implementations 7m 25s
—Mutable HashMap Keys 2m 29s
—TreeMap, LinkedHashMap, and WeakHashMap 8m 7s
—EnumMap and Summary 4m 47s

Collection Operations
- 20m 3s

—Introduction 1m 31s
—Collection Algorithms 4m 58s
—Collection Factories 6m 25s
—Collection Utilities 2m 53s
—Course Summary and Conclusion 4m 13s