Week 5: Generics, Input/Output, Dates & Live Coding

This week focused on strengthening core Java fundamentals with practical exercises and collaborative live coding.

Topics Covered

Introduction to Generics

• Why generics matter (type safety and reusability)
• Generic classes and methods
• Working with type parameters in simple exercises

Introduction to Input/Output

• Basic file input and output operations
• Reading and writing text data
• Handling common I/O exceptions

Dates

• Introduction to the Java Date-Time API
• Working with LocalDate and related classes
• Basic date creation, formatting, and manipulation

Live Coding Activity

• Pair-based live coding sessions in class
• Students asked each other questions and solved them collaboratively
• Focus on explaining reasoning, not only writing code

Activities

• Implemented generic classes and methods with small coding tasks
• Practiced reading from and writing to files
• Solved date-related exercises using the Date-Time API
• Participated in a live coding Q&A activity with peer-to-peer questions