This article is a book review for the second edition of Troubleshooting Java by Laurentiu Spilca, which I totally recommend you read.

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A review of the second edition of "Troubleshooting Java" by Laurentiu Spilca, covering debugging techniques, profiling with VisualVM, memory management, and distributed systems troubleshooting. The book spans 388 pages across 13 chapters, teaching developers how to use IDE debuggers effectively, profile applications, handle deadlocks, analyze heap dumps and GC logs, and prevent cascading failures in distributed systems. Includes detailed annexes on Java Memory Model, thread lifecycle, synchronization, and common threading issues.