How to Fix Memory Leaks in Java

Your pager hasn’t been sleeping well. It periodically wakes you up in the middle of the night to tell you that your server is firing off “OutOfMemoryError” messages. Worse still, your significant other forcibly relocated you to the couch and told you not to return until your pager stops buzzing. Sound familiar? If so, you may have a case of memory leak induced insomnia, but fortunately we’ve got a