Do you enjoy writing software, except for the database code? Hibernate:A Developers Notebook is for you.Database experts may enjoy fiddling with SQL, but you dont 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 dont 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 Developers 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. Dont 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 dont need an explicit query at all.If youve needed to add a database backend to your application, dont put it off. Its much more fun than it used to be, and Hibernate: A Developers Notebook shows you why.Heres what a few reviewers had to say:"Im sitting on an airplane after finishing Hibernate: A Developers Notebook. Its 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, Im a new fan." --Bruce TateAbout the new Developers Notebook Series from OReilly:Developers Notebooks are a new book series covering important new tools for software developers. Developers 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.