JPA is the Java standard for data persistence, especially for relational systems. Here, we explore how Hibernate and JPA work together to make database processes easier.

The term “Hibernate vs. JPA” gets queried 3,600 times. So, there is clearly a great deal of confusion between these two very different, yet related, topics. I’m taking this opportunity to hopefully ...

Note that I assume you’ve been introduced to Java persistence with JPA and Hibernate, including how to model entities and relationships using primary keys.

Inheritance is a common pattern in object-oriented programming, but it’s not easily replicated in a database. This Java tip shows you how to model inheritance relationships in JPA with Hibernate ...

I'm trying to assemble some stuff into a web-app using JSP and JPA/Hibernate. My problem lies with object identity in the database and in the JVM. I've looked at several tutorials and ...