Tag: Java

Think Hibernate Means You Don’t Have to Worry about Your JDBC Driver? Think Again.

It’s interesting to note how often we hear someone say, “Well, I’m using Hibernate, so I don’t really care about JDBC.” In fact, many think they don’t even need a JDBC driver at all, not realizing that the driver operates under Hibernate. Hibernate has a lot of benefits – it is flexible, and does a...

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Jesse Davis August 04, 2010

These Go to Eleven: Type 5 JDBC Drivers > Type 4+1

If you've never seen the above clip from the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, take a minute to watch it. Since we first introduced the idea of JDBC Type 5 drivers to the Java community, one of the...

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Mike Frost April 27, 2010

JDBC Type 4 is Broken - Time To Fix It!

Let's be frank: no one likes to be told that something that has worked and worked well for years is broken. But that is where Java architects and developers find themselves today in the face of the evidence that JDBC Type 4 drivers do not adequately support the modern Java application stack. Using...

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Mike Frost April 26, 2010

Java Caffeine Shot?

As a follow-up to my posting today, I noticed Dave Rosenberg at C|Net news published an article today on why Oracle's influence will likely be more quickly realizable than previously thought. He cites' an...

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Jonathan Bruce March 30, 2010

Java Asleep at the Wheel?

Over the past few weeks, I have been asked to assert a position when we'll see changes in the Java ecosystem, particularly now that some of the more incendiary opinions have quieted down. As ever, The Register cuts through the fear, uncertainly and doubt...

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Jonathan Bruce March 29, 2010