Most persistence debates in Java are framed incorrectly.
The question is not:
Should we use JPA, jOOQ, or JDBC?
The real question is:
Is this part of the system modeling object lifecycle, relational computation, or raw database interaction?
Most persistence debates in Java are framed incorrectly. The question is not: Should we use JPA,...
Most persistence debates in Java are framed incorrectly.
The question is not:
Should we use JPA, jOOQ, or JDBC?
The real question is:
Is this part of the system modeling object lifecycle, relational computation, or raw database interaction?

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