Beginning Hibernate

Download or read book Beginning Hibernate written by Dave Minter and published by Apress. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for users experienced in using Java with databases but inexperienced in the use of the open source, lightweight Hibernate, the most popular de-facto object-relational mapping and database-oriented application development framework. The book has plentiful examples and handy reference sections, including a comprehensive reference for Hibernate O/R mapping strategies. Beginning Hibernate 3 is packed with brand-new information on the latest release of the Hibernate persistence layer and provides a clear introduction to the de facto standard for object relational persistence in Java. Readers will get started right away with building transaction-based engines and applications.