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Mar 3, 2025 · Backend Development

Why Method Breakpoints Slow Down Your Java Debugging by 2000% (And How to Fix It)

This article explains how enabling Java method breakpoints in IntelliJ IDEA can increase startup time from under two seconds to over thirty seconds, why the JVM design causes the slowdown, and provides practical steps—removing method breakpoints, disabling method‑exit events, and using line breakpoints—to restore fast debugging performance.