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Hibernate vs. JDBC: How do these database APIs differ?

Software architects face an important technical problem when they must decide how to best interact with backend database systems. The decision often comes down to the Hibernate vs. JDBC debate, as the ...
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Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application program interface (API) packaged with the Java SE edition that makes it possible to standardize and simplify the process of connecting Java ...
InfoWorld

Design and performance improvements with JDBC 4.0

I assume you are already aware of annotations and generics, which were introduced in Java with J2SE 5.0. JDBC 4.0 introduces annotations and the generic DataSet. This change aims to simplify execution ...
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Create your own type 3 JDBC driver, Part 1

To access a database management system (DBMS) in Java, you need a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver. You may write such drivers, which range from types 1 to 4, in pure Java or a combination of ...