Do you enjoy writing software, except for the database code? Hibernate:
A Developer's Notebook is for you.Database experts may enjoy fiddling
with SQL, but you don't have to--the rest of the application is the fun
part. And even database experts dread the tedious plumbing and
typographical spaghetti needed to put their SQL into a Java program.
Hibernate: A Developers Notebook shows you how to use Hibernate to
automate persistence: you write natural Java objects and some simple
configuration files, and Hibernate automates all the interaction between
your objects and the database. You don't even need to know the database
is there, and you can change from one database to another simply by
changing a few statements in a configuration file.Hibernate: A
Developer's Notebook walks you through the ins and outs of using
Hibernate, from installation and configuration, to complex associations
and composite types. Two chapters explore ways to write sophisticated
queries, which you can express either through a pure Java API, or with
an SQL-inspired, but object-oriented, query language. Don't let that
intimidate you though: one of the biggest surprises in working with
Hibernate is that for many of the common real-world application
scenarios, you don't need an explicit query at all.If you've needed to
add a database backend to your application, don't put it off. It's much
more fun than it used to be, and Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook
shows you why.Here's what a few reviewers had to say: "I'm sitting on an
airplane after finishing Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook. It's rare
to find a book on a new Java technology that you can get through on a
domestic flight. That this notebook effectively and succinctly tackles
object-relational mapping makes it, and Hibernate, even more impressive.
Many books in this category would need to be checked luggage. With this
book, you travel first class." --Mike Clark"A simple persistence
framework deserves a simple book, and this one delivers. The examples
are well described and easy to understand, yet sophisticated enough to
demonstrate Hibernate in a real-world context. Jim, I'm a new fan."
--Bruce TateAbout the new Developer's Notebook Series from O'Reilly:
Developer's Notebooks are a new book series covering important new tools
for software developers. Developer's Notebooks stress example over
explanation and practice over theory. They are about learning by doing;
by experimenting with tools and discovering what works. "All lab, no
lecture," with a thoughtful lab partner to guide the way.
