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Persistence-the ability of data to outlive an instance of a program-is central to modern applications. Hibernate, the most popular Java persistence tool, provides automatic and transparent object/relational mapping making it a snap to work with SQL databases in Java applications. Hibernate applications are cheaper, more portable, and more resilient to change. Because it conforms to the new EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence 1.0 standard, Hibernate allows the developer to seamlessly create efficient, scalable Java EE applications.
Java Persistence with Hibernate explores Hibernate by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples. You'll immediately dig into the rich programming model of Hibernate 3.2 and Java Persistence, working through queries, fetching strategies, caching, transactions, conversations, and more. You'll also appreciate the well-illustrated discussion of best practices in database design, object/relational mapping, and optimization techniques.
In this revised edition of the bestselling Hibernate in Action, authors Christian Bauer and Gavin King-the founder of the Hibernate project-cover Hibernate 3.2 in detail along with the EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence standard.
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Christian Bauer is a member of the Hibernate developer team. He works as a trainer, consultant, and product manager for Hibernate, EJB 3.0, and JBoss Team at JBoss, a division of Red Hat. He is the co-author with Gavin King of Manning's best-selling Hibernate in Action.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have found Hibernate In Action to be an indispensible guide when developing Hibernate persistence solutions, so I was eagerly awaiting the release of its successor.
Most developers will want to use standard JPA as much as possible for portability reasons, and only use Hibernate where absolutely necessary to use features not supported by JPA.
However this book fails to cleanly separate discussion of JPA from Hibernate, meaning that if you take this approach to using JPA you end up wading through large sections of the 800+ pages of this weighty tome.
I have to agree with Ganeshji and C. Updike - this lack of any clean separation of JPA and Hibernate makes it difficult to get useful information out of the book.
This is a shame, as the writing is of a high standard - unfortunately the content is very poorly organised.
Most developers will want to use standard JPA as much as possible for portability reasons, and only use Hibernate where absolutely necessary to use features not supported by JPA.
However this book fails to cleanly separate discussion of JPA from Hibernate, meaning that if you take this approach to using JPA you end up wading through large sections of the 800+ pages of this weighty tome.
I have to agree with Ganeshji and C. Updike - this lack of any clean separation of JPA and Hibernate makes it difficult to get useful information out of the book.
This is a shame, as the writing is of a high standard - unfortunately the content is very poorly organised.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
To say that I was confused after going through this book would be an understatement. I think that 'Hibernate Newbie' summed it up really well.In my experience when I am learning a new technology, what I need is a simple introduction followed by a few simple examples that actually work. Once you have that, it easy enough to build on what you have learned. Try doing that with this book and you will get nowhere. It is a very dry reading and I would get demoralized every time I would pick it up as it is so difficult to follow because you are bounced around from one technology to another. This is before you get a grasp of those technologies in the first place.If you are new to Hibernate don't bother. You will get annoyed and frustrated.I surely did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For me a more apt title would have been: "ORM with Hibernate and EJB3".
This book conveys loads of excellent information.
There is a great Domain Model "Caveat Emptor" that is used as backdrop for the bulk of the book based upon an auction system to convey the intricacies of the technologies.
* Part 1 (about 150 pages) is more example orientated and shows how to use Ant tasks to turn Java entities annotated with meta-data or in association with XML to DDL/SQL and vice-versa.
* The next 540 pages (Part 2 & first section of Part 3) make up the bulk of the book. This part is more of a reference. This material is very informative, but a bit of a slog,
heavy going and dry at times. Quite taxing on the old brain!
The format generally the following pattern:
-> The Hibernate way of doing things. Sometimes with XML. Sometimes with annotations.
-> The EJB3 way.
-> How Hibernate can compliment EJB3 and sometimes vice-versa.
-> A summation highlighting two technologies.
* The last two chapters of Part 3 (next 200 pages) are awesome and what make the book really shine.
They return to a more easy to understand example driven format and tie everything together.
The penultimate chapter has a good discussion on architectural concerns. (Unfortunately you ought to plough through the detailed reference section to best understand everything).
There is also an interesting introduction to TestNG.
* The last chapter goes on to demonstrate Seam. As a framework it overcomes some of the pitfalls of JSF. It has definately sparked my interest in learning more about Seam
and rekindled my interest in JSF.
* On a final note. It's also a great SQL reference to boot.
Great job Christian and Gavin!
This book conveys loads of excellent information.
There is a great Domain Model "Caveat Emptor" that is used as backdrop for the bulk of the book based upon an auction system to convey the intricacies of the technologies.
* Part 1 (about 150 pages) is more example orientated and shows how to use Ant tasks to turn Java entities annotated with meta-data or in association with XML to DDL/SQL and vice-versa.
* The next 540 pages (Part 2 & first section of Part 3) make up the bulk of the book. This part is more of a reference. This material is very informative, but a bit of a slog,
heavy going and dry at times. Quite taxing on the old brain!
The format generally the following pattern:
-> The Hibernate way of doing things. Sometimes with XML. Sometimes with annotations.
-> The EJB3 way.
-> How Hibernate can compliment EJB3 and sometimes vice-versa.
-> A summation highlighting two technologies.
* The last two chapters of Part 3 (next 200 pages) are awesome and what make the book really shine.
They return to a more easy to understand example driven format and tie everything together.
The penultimate chapter has a good discussion on architectural concerns. (Unfortunately you ought to plough through the detailed reference section to best understand everything).
There is also an interesting introduction to TestNG.
* The last chapter goes on to demonstrate Seam. As a framework it overcomes some of the pitfalls of JSF. It has definately sparked my interest in learning more about Seam
and rekindled my interest in JSF.
* On a final note. It's also a great SQL reference to boot.
Great job Christian and Gavin!
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Good, But Not Brilliant
I'm half-way through this book and as other commentators have said it is not a very well organized book but the information is there. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Keith Ó Dúlaigh
Meandering volume
I used Hibernate for six months five years ago and had made good use of Hibernate in Action 1st Edition. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ijabz
Bloated. Nebulous.
There is simply no need for this book to be 800 pages long. The authors have little ability to summarize and be snappy and precise in their text. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Summers
A necessary evil
This is by far one of the dullest, most boring, dense and dificult to read books I've ever had the displeasure to read in my whole life. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Cybrid
Useful
In one line, a very useful book for learning Hibernate, and to use as reference when things get complicated later-on.
Published on 17 Sep 2009 by P. B. IJdens
The best book in circulation on Hibernate
I was new to Hibernate when I finally decided to buy this book. I must say it has been a pleasure reading it from first to last page. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2008 by Mr. M. A. Tedone
Too much.
I've recently been reading Java Persistence with Hibernate, having had limited experience with Hibernate previously. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2007 by Hibernate Newbie
The definitive hibernate reference
If you are going to buy a book about how to use Hibernate, this is the one to get.
It has in depth coverage of native Hibernate, JPA (just because JPA is a standard... Read more
It has in depth coverage of native Hibernate, JPA (just because JPA is a standard... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2007 by Andrew Redhead
Good book, but...
I read this book after reading Hibernate in Action, I found almost 70% of it repeated. So im not sure wether this book is value for money for me anyway. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2006 by A. Iqbal
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