Race conditions—those pesky timing-dependent bugs—are notoriously hard to track down, often eating up days of a developer's time. The fact that this one was caught so quickly is a win for both the developer and the broader programming community, showing how better tools can make debugging less of a nightmare. It’s a small but encouraging sign of progress in the messy world of software engineering.

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A developer uncovered a tricky race condition in the Java Development Kit (JDK) and managed to debug it in just 30 minutes using a tool called Fray. The story highlights how modern debugging tools can save hours of frustration by quickly pinpointing elusive software bugs.

Discovering a JDK Race Condition, and Debugging It in 30 Minutes with Fray

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