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