Hibernate [Electronic resources] : A Developers Notebook نسخه متنی

Chapter 1. Installation and Setup

Getting the HSQLDB Database Engine

Getting Hibernate

Setting Up a Project Hierarchy

It continues to amaze me how many great, free, open source Java™ tools
are out there. When I needed a lightweight object/relational mapping
service for a JSP e-commerce project several years ago, I had to build my
own. It evolved over the years, developed some cool and unique features,
and we've used it in a wide variety of different contexts. But now
that I've discovered Hibernate, I expect that I'll be using it on my next
project instead of my own familiar system (toward which I'll cheerfully
admit bias). That should tell you how compelling it is!

Since you're looking at this book, you're interested in a powerful and
convenient way to bridge between the worlds of Java objects and relational
databases. Hibernate fills that role very nicely, without being so
big and complicated that learning it becomes a daunting challenge in
itself. To demonstrate that, this chapter guides you to the point where
you can play with Hibernate and see for yourself why it's so exciting.