Chapter 1. Understanding object persistence

Something fantastic is happening in the world of Java. For years, the supposedly straightforward task of loading and storing data has unnecessarily complicated the development of Java applications. However, the arrival of a new standard for object persistence will finally lay these issues to rest.

Java Data Objects (JDO) promises to revolutionize our industry. No longer the delicate coding of Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and Structured Query Language (SQL) code, which has little or nothing to do with the business requirements for an application! No longer the complexities of the Entity Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) model of persistent data! No longer the lock-in to relational storage technology! ...

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