Hibernate annotation or XML configuration

Question

I have started a new project with Hibernate. Is Hibernate annotation a better choice or is Hibernate XML mapping better?

I have used Hibernate with XML configuration

Answer 1

Annotations are newer, and are the standard way of doing for JPA applications.

I find them easier to use than XML, but it's a matter of taste and experience. Using them would make you

• learn something new
• ready to start a JPA-based project (that could use another implementation)

I've never been in a situation where I needed XML because annotations didn't allow me to do what I wanted.