Java 9 High Performance

Best practices

To ensure programmers are able to analyze thread dumps as effectively as possible, it is important to highlight a few best practices that should be implemented. Firstly, programmers should make sure not to keep default thread names. When a thread is generated, it is named according to a named pool and thread number. However, in the event of analyzing hundreds of threads, keeping track of specific ones is most likely to become challenging. Therefore, you should name the threads using a custom name as soon it is generated.

Secondly, you can also use specific tools for obtaining detailed thread dump information. Tools such as MBean and ThreadInfo can be particularly beneficial in acquiring pieces of information that cannot be ...