Book For Hibernate Learning

[sameer khazi]

Hi All,

I would like to know as which book should i refer that covers Hibernate extensively and having ability to teach in a similar way as Head First Series.

What are the perquisite for learning Hibernate ?

Thank You..

[tapeshwar sharma]

Hibernate's own documentation is quite good. There is Oreilly's "Hibernate in Action".

[tapeshwar sharma]

What are the perquisite for learning Hibernate ?

Little XML, Intermediate Java esp. equals and hashcode understanding and lastly (in my personal view): SQL.
You must have atleast intermediate level knowledge of SQL, joins etc. for any ORM framework for that matter to truly realize its advantages.

[sameer khazi]

Thank you prashant. i will look into your suggestions.

[Amir Alagic]

Mannings "Hibernate in Action" is good book but there is newer "Java Persistence with Hibernate" also Manning (revised version of Hibernate in Action) and there is also "Beginning Hibernate: From Novice to Professional".

Documentation is also very good but I prefer books but also look at documentation somtimes...

[Joe San]

There is also another book written by Cameron McKenzie. It is a wonderful book on Hibernate.

[Cameron Wallace McKenzie]

I have a bit of a discussion on which are the best books for learning Hibernate. In summary:

You really need Data Persistence with Hibernate by Bauer and King. It's the standard, and covers EVERYTHING at an advanced level, but in covering everything, the readability is understandably sacrificed. So, I always recommend a second or third book for actually learning Hibernate.

I wrote a book just on this topic, and it's called Hibernate Made Easy. Of course, I think the book is great, and I get great feedback, but then again, I am a little biased.

I also really recommend Harnessing Hibernate. It's well written and doesn't try to boil the ocean like Java Persistence with Hibernate. It's also a very recommended intermediate book on Hibernate that makes learning a bit easier.

I think those three books are really a great hat trick of learning!

My Book Recommendations for Learning Hibernate Quickly

-Cameron McKenzie

[Joe San]

Originally posted by Cameron Wallace McKenzie:
I have a bit of a discussion on which are the best books for learning Hibernate. In summary:

You really need Data Persistence with Hibernate by Bauer and King. It's the standard, and covers EVERYTHING at an advanced level, but in covering everything, the readability is understandably sacrificed. So, I always recommend a second or third book for actually learning Hibernate.

I wrote a book just on this topic, and it's called Hibernate Made Easy. Of course, I think the book is great, and I get great feedback, but then again, I am a little biased.

I also really recommend Harnessing Hibernate. It's well written and doesn't try to boil the ocean like Java Persistence with Hibernate. It's also a very recommended intermediate book on Hibernate that makes learning a bit easier.

I think those three books are really a great hat trick of learning!

My Book Recommendations for Learning Hibernate Quickly

-Cameron McKenzie

Cameron,

Is your book published in India?

[pradeep singh]

Hi Cameron Wallace McKenzie

Is your book published in India?
[ October 05, 2008: Message edited by: pradeep singh ]

[pradeep singh]

Hi Cameron Wallace McKenzie

Is your book published in India?

[Shailesh Chandra]

Originally posted by pradeep singh:
Hi Cameron Wallace McKenzie

Is your book published in India?

refer this thread

https://coderanch.com/t/424355/Book-Reviews/Hibernate-Made-Easy-Cameron-McKenzie

Shailesh

[Don Stadler]

I own all three books. If I were starting out I would buy them in the following order:

"Harnessing Hibernate" first to learn the basics. Then JPWH as an exhaustive reference. Finally Hibernate Made Easy to learn the corners of best practice. I use them all regularly.

Leave everything else on the shelf.