diff --git a/lab-java-basics/.gitignore b/lab-java-basics/.gitignore
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+target/
+!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**/target/
+!**/src/test/**/target/
+
+### IntelliJ IDEA ###
+.idea/modules.xml
+.idea/jarRepositories.xml
+.idea/compiler.xml
+.idea/libraries/
+*.iws
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+
+### Eclipse ###
+.apt_generated
+.classpath
+.factorypath
+.project
+.settings
+.springBeans
+.sts4-cache
+
+### NetBeans ###
+/nbproject/private/
+/nbbuild/
+/dist/
+/nbdist/
+/.nb-gradle/
+build/
+!**/src/main/**/build/
+!**/src/test/**/build/
+
+### VS Code ###
+.vscode/
+
+### Mac OS ###
+.DS_Store
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diff --git a/lab-java-basics/.idea/.gitignore b/lab-java-basics/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/lab-java-basics/.idea/encodings.xml b/lab-java-basics/.idea/encodings.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Encoding">
+    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
+    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/lab-java-basics/.idea/misc.xml b/lab-java-basics/.idea/misc.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ExternalStorageConfigurationManager" enabled="true" />
+  <component name="MavenProjectsManager">
+    <option name="originalFiles">
+      <list>
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/pom.xml" />
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_24" default="true" project-jdk-name="24" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/lab-java-basics/.idea/vcs.xml b/lab-java-basics/.idea/vcs.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/lab-java-basics/pom.xml b/lab-java-basics/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>org.example</groupId>
+    <artifactId>lab-java-basics</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>24</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>24</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/ArrayMath.java b/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/ArrayMath.java
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+package org.example;
+
+public class ArrayMath {
+
+//    1) Write a method in Java to get the difference between the largest and smallest values in an array of integers.
+//       The length of the array must be 1 and above. Use loops and conditionals to develop the algorithm.
+//    2) Write a method in Java to find the smallest and second smallest elements of a given array and print it in the console.
+//       Use loops and conditionals to develop the algorithm.
+
+    // Returns the difference between min and max of an array of Int
+    public static int getDiffOfMaxMinFrom(int[] args) {
+        int max = args[0];
+        int min = args[0];
+
+        if (args.length > 1) {
+            for (int arg : args) {
+                if (arg > max) {
+                    max = arg;
+                } else if (arg < min) {
+                    min = arg;
+                }
+            }
+            return (min > 0) ? max - min : max + min;
+        }
+        else {
+            System.out.println("The length of the array must be 1 and above.");
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Prints in console the min 2 elements of an array
+    public static void getTwoSmallestNumbersFrom(int[] args) {
+        int min = args[0];
+        int min2 = args[0];
+        if (args.length > 2) {
+            for (int arg : args) {
+                if (arg < min) {
+                    min2 = min;
+                    min = arg;
+                }
+            }
+            System.out.println("The two smallest numbers are " + min + " and " + min2);
+            }
+        else {
+            System.out.println("The length of the array must be 2 and above.");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Employee.java b/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Employee.java
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+package org.example;
+
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
+
+public class Employee {
+    //Create an Employee class to represent an employee of a company.
+    // Add all relevant properties and behaviors that you might need but you have to include a salary property.
+    // Don't forget to add getters and setters.
+
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String email;
+    private String phoneNumber;
+    private double salary;
+    private String position;
+
+    // Constructor
+    public Employee(String firstName, String lastName, String email, String phoneNumber, double salary, String position) {
+        setFirstName(firstName);
+        setLastName(lastName);
+        setEmail(email);
+        setPhoneNumber(phoneNumber);
+        setSalary(salary);
+        setPosition(position);
+    }
+
+    // Setters
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+    public void setEmail(String email) {
+        this.email = email;
+    }
+    public void setPhoneNumber(String phoneNumber) {
+        this.phoneNumber = phoneNumber;
+    }
+    public void setSalary(double salary) {
+        this.salary = salary<0 ? 0 : salary;
+    }
+    public void setPosition(String position) {
+        this.position = position;
+    }
+
+    // Getters
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+    public String getEmail() {
+        return email;
+    }
+    public String getPhoneNumber() {
+        return phoneNumber;
+    }
+    public double getSalary() {
+        return salary;
+    }
+    public String getPosition() {
+        return position;
+    }
+
+// Methods
+    public String getInfo() {
+        return MessageFormat.format("Name: {0} \nLast Name: {1}\nEmail: {2}\nPhone: {3}\nSalary: {4}\nPosition: {5}", getFirstName(), getLastName(), getEmail(), getPhoneNumber(), getSalary(),getPosition()) ;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Intern.java b/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Intern.java
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+package org.example;
+
+public class Intern extends Employee {
+//    Create an Intern class that extends from Employee.
+//    All the Interns have a salary limit of 20000 (constant).
+//    You must validate if an intern is created (or salary updated) with a bigger salary than the max.
+//    The max value is set.
+
+    public Intern(String firstName, String lastName, String email, String phoneNumber, double salary, String position) {
+        super(firstName,
+                lastName,
+                email,
+                phoneNumber,
+                (salary<20000) ? salary : 20000,
+                position);
+    }
+
+    @Override public void setSalary(double salary) {
+        super.setSalary((salary<20000) ? salary : 20000);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Main.java b/lab-java-basics/src/main/java/org/example/Main.java
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+package org.example;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public class Main {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+//      Exercise 1
+        System.out.println("Exercise 1: Find the difference between the min and max elements of an array");
+
+        int[] numArray = {-1,-20,1,5,6,7,9999,-3000};
+        System.out.println("Array: " + Arrays.toString(numArray));
+
+        int diff = ArrayMath.getDiffOfMaxMinFrom(numArray);
+        System.out.println("Diff: " + diff);
+
+        // Add new line
+        System.out.println("\n");
+
+//      Exercise 2
+        System.out.println("Exercise 2: Print on console the 2 minimum elements of an array");
+        int[] numArray2 = {-1,-20,1,5,6,7,9999,-3000};
+        System.out.println("Array: " + Arrays.toString(numArray2));
+
+        ArrayMath.getTwoSmallestNumbersFrom(numArray2);
+
+        // Add new line
+        System.out.println("\n");
+
+//      Exercise 3
+        System.out.println("Exercise 3: Create an Employee class");
+        Employee employeeExample = new Employee(
+                "Konstantinos",
+                "Leivaditis",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                28000,
+                "Junior S&OP Analyst");
+
+        System.out.println("Employee: \n" + employeeExample.getInfo());
+
+        // Add new line
+        System.out.println("\n");
+
+//      Exercise 4
+        System.out.println("Exercise 4: Create an Intern class extending from Employee. Interns cant get salary more than 20000.");
+        Intern intern = new Intern(
+                "Konstantinos",
+                "Leivaditis",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                28000,
+                "Junior S&OP Analyst");
+
+        // Set salary over max
+        intern.setSalary(2000000);
+        
+        System.out.println("Set intern salary to: " + 2000000);
+        System.out.println("Intern: \n" + intern.getInfo());
+
+        // Add new line
+        System.out.println("\n");
+
+//      Exercise 5
+        System.out.println("Exercise 5: Create 5 employees");
+
+        List<Employee> employees = new ArrayList<>(5);
+
+        employees.add(new Employee ("Konstantinos",
+                "Leivaditis",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                28000,
+                "Junior S&OP Analyst"));
+
+        employees.add(new Employee ("Nick",
+                "Chair",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                70000,
+                "S&OP Analyst III"));
+
+        employees.add(new Employee ("Sonia",
+                "ABA",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                60000,
+                "S&OP Analyst II"));
+
+        employees.add(new Employee ("Hsien",
+                "Conte",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                60000,
+                "iOS Developer II"));
+
+        employees.add(new Intern ("Guido",
+                "Arnau",
+                "example@gmail.com",
+                "696114321",
+                30000,
+                "Intern S&OP Analyst"));
+
+        int flag = 1;
+        for (Employee employee : employees) {
+            System.out.println("Employee number " + flag + ":\n" + employee.getInfo() + "\n");
+            flag++;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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