Java - JDBC alternatives [closed]

Answer 1

I recommend to use the Hibernate, its really fantastic way of connecting to the database, earlier there were few issues, but later it is more stable. It uses the ORM based mapping, it reduces your time on writing the queries to an extent and it allows to change the databases at a minimum effort. If you require any video based tutorials please let me know I can uplaod in my server and send you the link.

Answer 2

JDO builds off JDBC technology. Similarly, Hibernate still requires JDBC as well. JDBC is Java's fundamental specification on database connectivity.

This means JDBC will give you greater control but it requires more plumbing code.

JDO provide higher abstractions and less plumbing code, because a lot of the complexity is hidden.

If you are asking this question, I am guessing you are not familiar with JDBC. I think a basic understanding of JDBC is required in order to use JDO effectively, or Hibernate, or any other higher abstraction tool. Otherwise, you may encounter scenario where ORM tools exhibit behavior you may not understand.

Sun's Java tutorial on their website provide a decent introductory material which walks you through JDBC. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jdbc/.

Answer 3

Here is how it goes with java persistence. You have just learnt java, now you want to persist some records, you get to learn JDBC. You are happy that you can now save your data to a database. Then you decide to write a bit bigger application. You realize that it has become tedious to try, catch , open connection, close connection , transfer data from resultset to your bean .... So you think there must be an easier way. In java there is always an alternative. So you do some googling and in a short while you discover ORM, and most likely, hibernate. You are so exited that you now dont have to think about connections. Your tables are being created automatically. You are able to move very fast. Then you decide to undertake a really big project, initially you move very fast and you have all the crud operations in place.

Answer 4

A new and exciting alternative is GORM, which is the ORM implementation from Grails. Can now be used stand alone. Under the hood it uses Hibernate, but gives you a nice layer on top with cool dynamic finders etc.