Introduction to Hibernate

1. Definition and explanation of Hibernate
   • This article provides an overview of what Hibernate is and its purpose as an Object-Relational Mapping framework, highlighting its advantages over JDBC and its ability to simplify the development process for managing data persistence.
2. Why use Hibernate over JDBC?
   • The article discusses the advantages of using Hibernate over JDBC, including improved productivity, platform independence, simplified transaction management, increased maintainability, and better performance.
3. How Hibernate works
   • This article explains how Hibernate creates a mapping between Java objects and database tables through Hibernate Mapping.

Table of contents

• Definition and explanation of Hibernate
• Why use Hibernate over JDBC?
• How Hibernate works