Spring Boot Interview Question: Connection Pool Exhaustion

🚀 Spring Boot Interview Question – Connection Handling Explained Most Spring Boot developers use databases every day, but very few truly understand what happens under the hood when a connection is created, reused, or exhausted. In this video/article, we break down a real interview question around Spring Boot connection handling, covering how connection pools work, what happens during high traffic, and common mistakes candidates make in interviews. 📌 You’ll learn: How Spring Boot manages DB connections internally What a connection pool actually does (HikariCP basics) Why connection leaks and exhaustion happen Real interview-level thinking behind connection-related issues How to explain this clearly in interviews 💡 Perfect for: Java & Spring Boot interview preparation Backend engineers System design discussions Real-world production debugging scenarios 📖 Read the full article here: https://javabulletin.substack.com/p/s... Subscribe https://javabulletin.substack.com/sub...