Replacing a full ORM (JPA/Hibernate) by a lighter solution : Recommended patterns for load/save?

Question

I\'m developing a new Java web application and I\'m exploring new ways (new for me!) to persist the data. I mostly have experience with JPA & Hibernate but, except for simpl

Answer 1

Warning: This is another shameless plug from a project author.

Check out JSimpleDB and see if it meets your criteria of simplicity vs. power. This is a new project born out of 10+ years of frustration trying to deal with Java persistence via SQL and ORM.

It works on top of any database that can function as a key/value store, e.g., FoundationDB (or any SQL database, though everything will be jammed in a single key/value table).