assertNotNull(target2, "Second instance should not be null");
        assertNotSame(target1, target2, "Instances should be different objects");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_class_has_proper_annotations() {
        // Verify the class doesn't have any inappropriate annotations
        assertFalse("Class should not be deprecated", HotThreadMonitorTarget.class.isAnnotationPresent(Deprecated.class));
    }