It describes how Hibernate has been used to implement the Java Persistence standard, and how to use extensions to the Java Persistence Hibernate. Hibernate in accordance with the new EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence 1.0 standards. Java Persistence with Hibernate explores Hibernate by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples. You'll also appreciate the well illustrated discussion of best practices in database design, object / relational mapping, and optimization techniques. In this edition of the 2nd Manning's bestselling Hibernate in Action, authors Christian Bauer and Gavin King - founder of the Hibernate project - cover Hibernate 3.2 in detail along with the EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence 1.0 standards. What's Inside: - Sources of authoritative for every developer using Java with SQL databases. - Covers the latest version of Hibernate in great detail the main - Exploring new standard EJB 3.0 Java Persistence. - Written by the founder of Hibernate and lead the project. --Object/relational Mapping concepts - The real world tasks and examples - Application design and development process with ORM