If you are new to Hibernate or maybe youve used it minimally in the past, youll find this book very informative and useful not only as a learning tool, but as a reference throughout the development of your applications.
— Gregg Bolinger, JavaRanch Sheriff
Pro Hibernate 3 is the first book to offer complete coverage of the open source lightweight Hibernate 3 and its new features. Authors Dave Minter and Jeff Linwood discuss the new persistence layer and share design tips and best practices. And the duo goes beyond just explaining 'how to' use parts of Hibernate; they probe well beneath the surface, and teach you how to step back and solve problems thoroughly.
If you have experience using Java with databases, but lack experience with Hibernate, then this book is ideal for you. Similarly, if you have some familiarity with Hibernate 2 and now want to learn the nuances of version 3, then this book is a wise addition to your library.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A Good Follow-Up
This is a good follow-up to the book by the same authors, Beginning Hibernate: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: from Novice to Professional).
There is a certain feeling of overlap between the two books, but that is probably understandable, seeing that the same authors wrote both. Still, there is valuable information in here.
Rating: - Lot's of sizzle but short on beef
My primary frustration with the book is that it does not deliver what it promises. I am specifically referring to the book's unfounded assertion that it is explaining how to *automatically* generate POJOs, DAOs, Hibernate XML configuration files, and/or Database Schema's.
Because on my consulting job I use iBatis and their marvelous ABATOR CRUD generator, the bar is set high as far as I'm concerned when I look for corresponding ease of use in Hibernate. The authors crow about ... Read More
Rating: - So, You Wanted To Get Started on Hibernate, Did You?
As an arm chair book, this resource looks pretty good (though, admittedly it's thin in certain areas) -- you'll get the general idea of what Hibernate is, what it does, and how it does it. So far, so good.
Then at some point you'll actually want to cozy up to the computer with a compiler and try some of the examples. At that point, you'll be tearing your hair out, inventing new curses, and throwing the book against the wall.
My bone to pick? Inconsistency and forward ... Read More
Rating: - Short and too much repetitive code
The book book has 242 pages in total, where ca 30 are intro + appendix and at least 30 pages are nothing more than POJO's code with fancy getter and setter methods. I guess the author got paid on per-page basis. Conclusion: Do not waste your money!
Rating: - Caveat Emptor!
I've been using Hibernate for a while, mostly Hibernate 2.1.x.
I've got a new project starting, and it's going to be using Hibernate 3, so I decided to book up - get the latest in the Hibernate 3 book universe. When I start a project using a given technology, I usually just snarf up all the best books I can find, read, and begin to implement.
I went to the local B&N, and pulled all the Hibernate 3 books in the Java section (slim pickings, unfortunately), and started ... Read More
- A Good Follow-Up
- Lot's of sizzle but short on beef
- So, You Wanted To Get Started on Hibernate, Did You?
- Caveat Emptor!
