Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
- Published by: Manning Publications January 17, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1932394826
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932394825
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
iBATIS in Action teaches Java developers and architects how to use the iBATIS framework to map relational databases to object-oriented programs. Written by the creator of iBATIS, this practical book presents patterns and solutions that readers can apply immediately.
iBATIS in Action shows Java developers how to tackle the problem of data persistence using the elegant iBATIS framework. iBATIS helps developers solve the problem of connecting- or mapping- relational databases to object-oriented code. An extensive running example presents reusable iBATIS patterns and common solutions. The sample application shows where iBATIS fits in a typical web application as well as how iBATIS integrates with other popular frameworks like Struts.
iBATIS in Action focuses on solving existing problems without introducing new ones.
In addition to showing what iBATIS does,
iBATIS in Action also shows how iBATIS solves problems. Readers explore the driving design philosophy behind iBATIS as presented by iBATIS creator Clinton Begin.
About The Author
Clinton Begin is the creator of iBATIS. Clinton has been a professional
software developer for eight years and currently works for ThoughtWorks. He is an active mentor, trainer, and public speaker in the IT industry.
Brandon Goodin is a successful consultant with his company, Phase, and currently works for Plum Creek. He has made significant contributions to core iBATIS features since version 1.0.
Larry Meadors brings 16 years of development expertise to the iBATIS team. His experience includes desktop and web applications, as well as a wide range of databases. Larry is currently the lead Java developer at Plum Creek.
Reader ReviewsI am now using iBatis on my fifth project (as of Sept 2007). In the first project I was content to use plain iBatis with Spring, but on the second project and all subsequent projects I would not even think of using iBatis without Abator (and Spring). I think this book needs a second edition. In the second edition an entire chapter should be devoted to Abator. (The current edition has nothing about Abator). Also, the section on Spring in the second edition should be lengthened as well as simplified. I found the explanation in the book of using iBatis with Spring too complicated to be useful and ended up using the simple, easy to understand examples of iBatis usage in Spring provided by section 4.6 of the book "Spring in Action" by Craig Walls and Ryan Breidenbach. Another weakness of this book is that it does not give enough real world examples and explanations on using iBatis with binary files (BLOBS). There should be more examples of writing a custom type handlers. Similarly, the book's coverage of record insertions would benefit tremendously from more examples. As well, stored procedures are such a tremendously important part of using a database professionally that it would have been much better if the authors had given an example of using a stored procedure to return multiple rows of data. It's really a shame that the book only devotes 5 pages to stored procedures. Twice that many pages are merited. That having been said, I still like the first edition of this book, primarily because I had found the online iBatis documentation so confusing that I had given up on iBatis until this book came along and provided enough breadcrumbs to actually use iBatis in a real project. Hopefully a second edition will also have a better index with improved cross-referencing and cross-indexing. iBatis and Abator (I cannot imagine using iBatis without also using Abator) are so incredibly good that it is a wonder why Hibernate is more popular. People in the know, for examples the people who wrote the Spring framework, recommend iBatis over Hibernate. Let's hope more books on iBatis come along and that this particular iBatis book evolves and improves with future editions.
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