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01

Write a production-friendly Dockerfile for a Spring Boot application.

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FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk AS build WORKDIR /app COPY . . RUN ./mvnw -q -DskipTests package FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre WORKDIR /app RUN useradd -r appuser USER appuser COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar app.jar EXPOSE 8080 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75", "-jar", "app.jar"] # Multi-stage build keeps the image small; runs as non-root.
02

What is the difference between authentication and authorization?

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Authentication verifies who the user is, for example by checking a password, OTP or token. Authorization decides what that authenticated user is allowed to do, for example only admins can delete products. In Spring Security, authentication produces an Authentication object with granted authorities, and authorization uses those authorities in URL rules or annotations like @PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN')"). A failed authentication gives 401 and a failed authorization gives 403.
03

How do you deep clone an object in JavaScript?

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const original = { user: { name: 'Asha' }, tags: ['a'], joined: new Date() }; // Modern built-in (handles Date, Map, Set, cycles): const copy = structuredClone(original); // Spread is only a shallow copy: const shallow = { ...original }; shallow.user.name = 'Ravi'; // also changes original.user.name // JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj)) loses Dates, functions, // undefined and fails on circular references.
04

You need a thread-safe singleton for a configuration loader. How do you implement it?

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The simplest safe options are an enum singleton or the holder idiom. With the holder idiom, a private static nested class holds the instance, and the JVM's class loading guarantees lazy, thread-safe initialisation without synchronization. Double-checked locking also works but needs a volatile field. In a Spring application you usually do not write singletons at all, because beans are singleton-scoped by default and the container manages them.
05

Your React app gets 403 Forbidden on POST requests to Spring Boot, but GET works. What is the likely cause?

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With Spring Security enabled, CSRF protection is on by default and blocks POST, PUT and DELETE that lack a CSRF token, while GET is allowed. For a stateless JWT API, disable CSRF in the SecurityFilterChain. If you use session cookies, keep CSRF and send the token with CookieCsrfTokenRepository. Also check CORS, because a rejected preflight OPTIONS request or a missing role in authorization rules can produce the same symptom.
06

Why is String immutable in Java?

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Once created, a String object cannot change. This allows the String pool to safely share literals, makes strings thread-safe without locking, lets hashCode be cached for fast HashMap keys, and protects security-sensitive values like file paths, class names and URLs from being changed after validation. Any operation such as concat or replace returns a new String, which is why heavy modification should use StringBuilder.
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What are fail-fast and fail-safe iterators?

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Fail-fast iterators, used by ArrayList and HashMap, track a modification count and throw ConcurrentModificationException if the collection is structurally changed during iteration, except through the iterator's own remove. Fail-safe or weakly consistent iterators, used by CopyOnWriteArrayList and ConcurrentHashMap, work on a snapshot or tolerate concurrent changes and never throw that exception, but they may not show the latest updates.
08

Find the second highest salary from a list of employees using streams.

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Optional<Double> second = employees.stream() .map(Employee::getSalary) .distinct() .sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()) .skip(1) .findFirst(); second.ifPresentOrElse( s -> System.out.println("Second highest: " + s), () -> System.out.println("Not enough distinct salaries")); // distinct() handles ties at the top salary.
09

What changed when moving from Spring Boot 2 to Spring Boot 3?

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Spring Boot 3 requires Java 17 or later and is built on Spring Framework 6. The biggest migration task is the switch from javax.* to jakarta.* packages for persistence, validation and servlet APIs. Spring Security 6 removed WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter in favour of SecurityFilterChain beans. Boot 3 also supports GraalVM native images, Micrometer observation and tracing, and from 3.2 the RestClient and virtual thread support.
10

Write a query to find duplicate email addresses in a users table and delete the extra rows.

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-- Find duplicates SELECT email, COUNT(*) AS cnt FROM users GROUP BY email HAVING COUNT(*) > 1; -- Keep the lowest id, delete the rest (MySQL / PostgreSQL) DELETE FROM users u USING users k WHERE u.email = k.email AND u.id > k.id; -- PostgreSQL syntax -- Then add: ALTER TABLE users ADD CONSTRAINT ux_email UNIQUE (email);
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How does the this keyword work, and how do arrow functions change it?

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In a regular function, this depends on how the function is called: the object before the dot in a method call, undefined in strict mode for a plain call, the new object with new, or a value set by call, apply or bind. Arrow functions do not have their own this; they use this from the surrounding scope. That makes arrows ideal for callbacks inside methods, but unsuitable as object methods that need their own this.
12

How does garbage collection work in modern Java?

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The GC frees objects that are no longer reachable from GC roots such as thread stacks and static fields. Most objects die young, so the heap is generational: minor collections clean the young generation often and survivors are promoted. G1 is the default collector since Java 9 and targets predictable pause times by collecting regions. ZGC and Shenandoah offer sub-millisecond pauses for large heaps. Tuning usually starts with -Xmx and choosing the collector, not dozens of flags.
13

Users in different countries see wrong order times. How do you handle dates and time zones in Java?

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Store timestamps in UTC using Instant or OffsetDateTime, and map them to TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE or a UTC timestamp column. Convert to the user's zone only when displaying, using ZonedDateTime with ZoneId such as Asia/Kolkata. Avoid java.util.Date and SimpleDateFormat, which are mutable and not thread-safe. Use DateTimeFormatter, send ISO-8601 strings in JSON and set hibernate.jdbc.time_zone to UTC.
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What are intermediate and terminal operations in Java Streams?

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Intermediate operations such as filter, map, sorted and distinct return a new stream and are lazy; nothing runs until a terminal operation is called. Terminal operations such as collect, forEach, count, reduce and findFirst trigger processing and produce a result. Laziness allows short-circuiting: with findFirst, elements are processed one by one only until a match is found. A stream can be consumed only once.
15

Using streams, group employees by department and count them.

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Map<String, Long> countByDept = employees.stream() .collect(Collectors.groupingBy( Employee::getDepartment, Collectors.counting())); // Average salary per department: Map<String, Double> avgSalary = employees.stream() .collect(Collectors.groupingBy( Employee::getDepartment, Collectors.averagingDouble(Employee::getSalary))); // Use TreeMap::new as the second argument to get sorted keys.
16

What does @SpringBootApplication do?

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It is a convenience annotation combining three annotations. @SpringBootConfiguration marks the class as a configuration source. @EnableAutoConfiguration tells Boot to configure beans based on the classpath and properties, for example a DataSource when a JDBC driver is present. @ComponentScan scans the package of the main class and its sub-packages for components. That is why the main class should sit in the root package of your project.
17

Bind custom properties from application.yml into a type-safe class.

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# application.yml app: payment: timeout-ms: 3000 retry-count: 2 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "app.payment") @Validated public record PaymentProperties( @Min(500) int timeoutMs, @Max(5) int retryCount) {} @SpringBootApplication @EnableConfigurationProperties(PaymentProperties.class) public class App { } // Relaxed binding maps timeout-ms to timeoutMs automatically.
18

What are the options for spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto and which should be used in production?

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none does nothing, validate checks that the schema matches entities, update alters tables to add missing columns, create drops and recreates the schema at startup and create-drop also drops it at shutdown. update and create are fine for learning but risky in production because they cannot handle renames or data migrations safely. In production use validate or none, and manage schema changes with Flyway or Liquibase scripts.
19

Compare monolithic and microservices architecture.

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A monolith is one deployable application. It is simpler to build, test and debug, and suits small teams and early products. Microservices split the system into independently deployable services owned by separate teams, such as orders, payments and inventory, each with its own database. They allow independent scaling and releases but add network latency, distributed data, monitoring and deployment complexity. Many teams start with a modular monolith and split only when needed.
20

Write a basic CRUD REST controller in Spring Boot.

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@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/products") public class ProductController { private final ProductService service; public ProductController(ProductService service) { this.service = service; } @GetMapping("/{id}") public ProductDto get(@PathVariable Long id) { return service.get(id); } @PostMapping public ResponseEntity<ProductDto> create(@Valid @RequestBody ProductRequest req) { ProductDto saved = service.create(req); return ResponseEntity.created(URI.create("/api/products/" + saved.id())).body(saved); } @DeleteMapping("/{id}") @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT) public void delete(@PathVariable Long id) { service.delete(id); } }
21

Users must upload files up to 200 MB. How do you design the upload API?

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Avoid streaming large files through the application server. Generate a pre-signed URL for object storage like S3 or Azure Blob so the browser uploads directly, then the client calls the API to confirm and save the metadata. If uploads must go through Spring, raise spring.servlet.multipart.max-file-size, stream the input to storage instead of loading it into memory, validate type and size, and scan files for malware before use.
22

How do indexes improve performance, and when can they hurt?

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An index, usually a B-tree, lets the database find rows without scanning the whole table, which speeds up WHERE, JOIN and ORDER BY on indexed columns. Indexes cost disk space and slow down INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE because each index must also be updated. They help little on low-selectivity columns like a boolean flag. Functions on the column, such as WHERE LOWER(email) = ?, or a leading wildcard in LIKE also prevent normal index use.
23

Find the top 3 highest-paid employees in each department.

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SELECT department_id, name, salary FROM ( SELECT department_id, name, salary, DENSE_RANK() OVER ( PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS rnk FROM employees ) ranked WHERE rnk <= 3 ORDER BY department_id, rnk; -- DENSE_RANK keeps ties; use ROW_NUMBER for exactly 3 rows.
24

Memory usage of a single-page app keeps growing the longer it stays open. What could cause this?

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Common causes are event listeners, intervals or WebSocket subscriptions that are never removed when a component unmounts, growing global caches or arrays, and detached DOM nodes still referenced by JavaScript. In React, return cleanup functions from useEffect to remove listeners and clear timers. Use the Chrome DevTools Memory tab with heap snapshots to compare before and after navigation and find retained objects.
25

What is the difference between == and equals() in Java?

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The == operator compares references for objects, meaning it checks whether two variables point to the same object in memory. equals() compares logical content when a class overrides it, as String, Integer and most collections do. For example, new String("a") == new String("a") is false but equals() returns true. For primitives, == compares values. Always use equals() for objects and Objects.equals(a, b) to stay null-safe.
26

What is the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions?

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Checked exceptions extend Exception (but not RuntimeException) and must be caught or declared with throws, for example IOException or SQLException. Unchecked exceptions extend RuntimeException, such as NullPointerException or IllegalArgumentException, and the compiler does not force handling. Use checked exceptions for recoverable conditions the caller should handle, and unchecked ones for programming errors. Spring prefers unchecked exceptions, for example DataAccessException, to keep service code clean.
27

Describe the main JVM memory areas.

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The heap stores objects and is shared by all threads; it is managed by the garbage collector and split into young and old generations. Each thread has its own stack holding method frames, local variables and references. Metaspace, in native memory since Java 8, stores class metadata. There is also the program counter per thread and the code cache for JIT-compiled code. Stack overflow comes from deep recursion, while OutOfMemoryError usually means heap or metaspace is full.
28

When would you use ArrayList over LinkedList?

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ArrayList is backed by a resizable array, giving O(1) random access and good cache locality, and appending is amortised O(1). LinkedList is a doubly linked list with O(1) insertion at known nodes but O(n) access by index and more memory per element. In practice ArrayList is faster for almost all workloads. For queue or stack behaviour, ArrayDeque is usually better than LinkedList.
29

Explain the difference between map and flatMap in streams.

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map transforms each element into exactly one new element, so a Stream of orders mapped to customer names gives a Stream of String. flatMap transforms each element into a stream and flattens all of them into one stream. For example, orders.stream().flatMap(o -> o.getItems().stream()) gives every item from every order. Optional also has map and flatMap with the same idea.
30

Find duplicate elements in a list of integers.

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List<Integer> nums = List.of(4, 2, 7, 2, 4, 9); Set<Integer> seen = new HashSet<>(); Set<Integer> duplicates = nums.stream() .filter(n -> !seen.add(n)) .collect(Collectors.toSet()); System.out.println(duplicates); // [2, 4] // Stateless alternative using counts: // nums.stream().collect(groupingBy(identity(), counting())) // .entrySet().stream().filter(e -> e.getValue() > 1)
31

Create a scheduled job that runs every night at 2 AM in Spring Boot.

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@SpringBootApplication @EnableScheduling public class App { } @Component public class CleanupJob { private final SessionRepository repo; public CleanupJob(SessionRepository repo) { this.repo = repo; } @Scheduled(cron = "0 0 2 * * *", zone = "Asia/Kolkata") public void removeExpiredSessions() { repo.deleteByExpiresAtBefore(Instant.now()); } } // With several instances, use ShedLock so only one runs the job.
32

Database passwords and API keys are committed in application.properties. How do you fix this?

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Remove the secrets from the repository, rotate the exposed credentials immediately, and clean the history if needed. Replace values with placeholders such as ${DB_PASSWORD} and supply them through environment variables, Kubernetes Secrets or a vault like HashiCorp Vault or a cloud secrets manager. Add a pre-commit secret scanner, keep local values in an ignored file, and give each environment its own credentials with least privilege.
33

What is the difference between lazy and eager fetching?

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Lazy fetching loads an association only when it is first accessed, using a proxy. Eager fetching loads it immediately with the parent. By default, @OneToMany and @ManyToMany are lazy, while @ManyToOne and @OneToOne are eager. Best practice is to make all associations lazy and fetch what each use case needs with JOIN FETCH or entity graphs, because eager loading often pulls large object graphs and causes extra queries.
34

Implement pagination and sorting for a product list API.

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@GetMapping("/api/products") public Page<ProductDto> list( @RequestParam(defaultValue = "0") int page, @RequestParam(defaultValue = "20") int size, @RequestParam(defaultValue = "price") String sort) { Pageable pageable = PageRequest.of(page, Math.min(size, 100), Sort.by(sort).ascending()); return repository.findByActiveTrue(pageable).map(ProductDto::from); } // Repository: Page<Product> findByActiveTrue(Pageable pageable);
35

What are the key principles of a RESTful API?

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REST treats everything as a resource identified by a URL, such as /api/orders/42, and uses standard HTTP methods to act on it. Requests are stateless, so each one carries all the information needed, including the auth token. Responses use proper status codes and representations, usually JSON, and can be cacheable. Good REST design uses nouns in URLs, plural resource names, nested paths for relations and query parameters for filtering and pagination.
36

What roles do an API gateway and service discovery play in microservices?

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An API gateway, such as Spring Cloud Gateway, is the single entry point for clients. It handles routing, authentication, rate limiting, CORS and request logging. Service discovery lets services find each other without hard-coded addresses: with Eureka or Consul, services register themselves, and clients look them up. On Kubernetes, built-in Services and DNS usually replace a separate discovery server, and an ingress or gateway handles external traffic.
37

How do you store user passwords securely in Spring Boot? Show the code.

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@Bean PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() { return new BCryptPasswordEncoder(12); } public void register(RegisterRequest req) { User user = new User(req.email(), encoder.encode(req.password())); userRepository.save(user); } public boolean checkLogin(String raw, User user) { return encoder.matches(raw, user.getPasswordHash()); } // BCrypt adds a random salt and is deliberately slow. // Never store plain text or use MD5/SHA-1 for passwords.
38

What is the difference between controlled and uncontrolled components?

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In a controlled component, form input values live in React state and change through onChange, so React is the single source of truth, which makes validation and conditional UI easy. In an uncontrolled component, the DOM keeps the value and you read it through a ref when needed, which needs less code and suits simple forms or file inputs. Libraries like React Hook Form use uncontrolled inputs for better performance in large forms.
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When would you use the Context API and when a state library like Redux Toolkit or Zustand?

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Context is good for passing low-frequency global values such as theme, language or the logged-in user without prop drilling. Every consumer re-renders when the context value changes, so it is not ideal for fast-changing data. Redux Toolkit or Zustand suit larger shared client state with many updates, selectors and dev tools. Server data like API responses is often best handled by TanStack Query, which adds caching and refetching.
40

Compare String, StringBuilder and StringBuffer.

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String is immutable, so every change creates a new object. StringBuilder is mutable and fast but not thread-safe, which makes it the default choice for building strings inside a method or loop. StringBuffer is mutable and synchronized, so it is thread-safe but slower, and it is rarely needed today because strings are seldom shared across threads while being built. The compiler already uses optimized concatenation for simple + expressions outside loops.
41

Explain final, finally and finalize.

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final is a keyword: a final variable cannot be reassigned, a final method cannot be overridden and a final class cannot be extended. finally is a block after try or catch that always runs, used for cleanup, although try-with-resources is now preferred. finalize() was an Object method called before garbage collection; it is deprecated for removal because its timing is unpredictable. Use Cleaner or try-with-resources instead.
42

Which features from Java 17 and Java 21 are useful for a full stack developer?

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Java 17 brought records for immutable data carriers, sealed classes to restrict inheritance, text blocks for multi-line JSON or SQL, and pattern matching for instanceof. Java 21, the current widely used LTS alongside 17, added virtual threads for cheap blocking concurrency, pattern matching for switch, record patterns and sequenced collections. Spring Boot 3 needs Java 17 or later, and from Boot 3.2 virtual threads can be enabled with one property.
43

Show how to read a file safely using try-with-resources.

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Path path = Path.of("data.txt"); try (BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path)) { String line; while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { System.out.println(line); } } catch (IOException e) { log.error("Could not read file", e); } // The reader is closed automatically, even if an exception occurs, // because BufferedReader implements AutoCloseable.
44

Write code that runs tasks in parallel using ExecutorService and collects results.

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ExecutorService pool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4); try { List<Callable<Integer>> tasks = List.of( () -> fetchCount("orders"), () -> fetchCount("users")); List<Future<Integer>> results = pool.invokeAll(tasks); for (Future<Integer> f : results) { System.out.println(f.get()); } } finally { pool.shutdown(); } // On Java 21 you can use Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor() // for I/O-bound tasks.
45

What is the difference between List, Set and Map?

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A List is an ordered collection that allows duplicates and index access, such as ArrayList. A Set holds unique elements; HashSet has no order, LinkedHashSet keeps insertion order and TreeSet keeps elements sorted. A Map stores key-value pairs with unique keys, such as HashMap or TreeMap, and is not part of the Collection interface. Choose based on whether you need duplicates, ordering or lookup by key.
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How does HashMap work internally?

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HashMap stores entries in an array of buckets. The key's hashCode is spread and masked to find a bucket index. Collisions are kept in a linked list, and since Java 8 a bucket converts to a red-black tree after 8 entries when capacity is at least 64, giving O(log n) worst case. When size exceeds capacity times load factor 0.75, the table doubles and entries are redistributed. get uses hashCode to find the bucket and equals to find the key.
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What is a functional interface and how do lambdas relate to it?

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A functional interface has exactly one abstract method, such as Runnable, Comparator, Function, Predicate, Supplier or Consumer, and can be marked with @FunctionalInterface. A lambda expression is a short implementation of that single method, for example Predicate<String> empty = s -> s.isBlank(). Method references like String::toUpperCase are an even shorter form. Lambdas power the Streams API and callback-style code.
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You are loading about five lakh records into an ArrayList and a HashMap and memory spikes during loading. What can you do?

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Both collections resize by copying when they grow, which causes temporary memory spikes. Pre-size them, for example new ArrayList<>(500000) and HashMap with capacity of expected size divided by 0.75. Better still, avoid holding everything at once: process the data in batches or stream it from the database with pagination. Use primitive-friendly structures or IntStream where possible to avoid boxing overhead.
49

Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate during a code review.

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Situation: a teammate used nested loops over two large lists to match records. Task: I felt it would be slow at production volume. Action: instead of just rejecting it, I wrote a quick benchmark showing the HashMap-based approach was much faster, and explained it calmly in a call. Result: he agreed, we merged the faster version, and we added a team guideline to back performance comments with data.
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What is Spring Boot and how is it different from the Spring Framework?

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Spring Framework provides dependency injection, MVC, data access and transactions, but traditionally needed a lot of manual configuration and an external server. Spring Boot sits on top of Spring and adds auto-configuration, starter dependencies, an embedded Tomcat, Jetty or Undertow server, externalised configuration and production features like Actuator. You can run an application as a single executable jar with java -jar, which makes it ideal for microservices and containers.

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