FAANG-Level Maven Topics List (Complete Roadmap)

1️⃣ Basics (Foundation)

• What is Maven? (Brief but clear)
• Maven vs Gradle (FAANG interviews love to ask this)
• Key Components:
  • POM.xml
  • Repository (Local, Central, Remote)
  • Build Lifecycle
  • Plugins vs Dependencies vs Goals
  • Convention over Configuration (Why Maven is opinionated)

2️⃣ Maven Lifecycle (Deep Dive)

• Phases:
  • Validate
  • Compile
  • Test
  • Package
  • Install
  • Deploy
• How lifecycle hooks work in FAANG-scale projects
• How plugins bind to lifecycle phases
• Custom lifecycle configurations (rare but asked in some companies)

3️⃣ Dependency Management (FAANG-Level Focus)

• Transitive Dependency Management (Diamond Problem in Maven)
• Dependency Scope:
  • Compile
  • Provided
  • Runtime
  • Test
  • Import (BOM Concept)
• Version Conflicts (Dependency Mediation)
• Exclusions & Optional Dependencies
• Dependency Tree Analysis (mvn dependency:tree)
• Managing versions with BOM (Bill of Materials)
• Dependency Locking (External Plugin)