If you€re looking for a short, sweet, and simple introduction (or reintroduction) to Hibernate, this is the book you want. Through clear real-world examples, you€ll learn Hibernate and object-relational mapping from the ground up, starting with the basics. Then you€ll dive into the framework€s moving parts to understand how they work in action.
Storing Java objects in relational databases is usually a challenging and complex task for any Java developer, experienced or not. This book, like others in the Just series, delivers a concise, example-driven tutorial for Java beginners. You€ll gain enough knowledge and confidence to start working on real-world projects with Hibernate.
- Compare how JDBC and Hibernate work with object persistence
- Learn how annotations are used to create Hibernate applications
- Understand how to persist and retrieve Java data structures
- Focus on the fundamentals of associations and their mappings
- Delve into advanced concepts such as caching, inheritance, and types
- Walk through the Hibernate Query Language API, with examples
- Develop Java Persistence API applications, using Hibernate as the provider
- Work hands-on with code snippets to understand the technology
