Beginning Hibernate 3: From Novice to Professional, is written for users experienced in using Java with databases (the traditional, or "connected" approach) 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. Experienced author, Dave Minter, with contributor Jeff Linwood, provides more in-depth examples than other books for Hibernate beginners and avoids direct competition with the theory-biased book Hibernate In Action published by Manning, by offering lively, example-based discourse. 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 be able to get started right away with building transaction-based engines and applications.

This software product, which allows users to save normal Java objects into a relational database and retrieve them without having to use SQL code. The authors note that this is not a simple process, and that the product, once used in an application, is going to stay there forever. Their approach is to start with the basics and then work toward the smaller details that apply to your specific project, so they even cover integration methods. They begin with configuration, then immediately build a simple application to get readers' appetites going. They describe the persistence life cycle, mapping, mapping with annotations, creating mappings with the product's XML files, using the session feature, conducting searches and queries, making advanced queries, filtering the results of searches, and taking on advanced features. They even include directions for upgrading from the previous version, something that should become standard in such texts. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"Beginning Hibernate" packs in brand new information about the latest release of the Hibernate persistence layer and provides a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java. Experienced author Dave Minter and contributor Jeff Linwood provide more in-depth examples than any other book for Hibernate beginners.