Get started with the Hibernate 5 persistence layer and gain a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java. This updated edition includes the new Hibernate 5.0 framework as well as coverage of NoSQL, MongoDB, and other related technologies, ranging from applications to big data. Beginning Hibernate is ideal if you're experienced in Java with databases (the traditional, or connected, approach), but new to open-source, lightweight Hibernate.

What You'll Learn

• Build enterprise Java-based transaction-type applications that access complex data with Hibernate
• Work with Hibernate 5 using a present-day build process
• Use Java 8 features with Hibernate
• Integrate into the persistence life cycle
• Map using Java's annotations
• Search and query with the new version of Hibernate
• Integrate with MongoDB using NoSQL
• Keep track of versioned data with Hibernate Envers

Who This Book Is For

Experienced Java developers interested in learning how to use and apply object-relational persistence in Java and who are new to the Hibernate persistence framework.