Great way to pick up Hibernate

This book has an intended purpose, and it delivers. This is by no means a comprehensive book on the subject, and it doesn't try to be. It definitely won't teach you everything you need to know about Hibernate. This book is meant to get you up to speed on Hibernate quickly, focusing on the most commonly used features. Because of its quick nature, simple concepts are often glossed over. This is also not a book necessarily intended to be read cover to cover either; towards the middle of the book specific applications of Hibernate are addressed, such as Spring integration, which may not be applicable to everyone.

This book was very valuable to me. If you're joining a project where you need to learn Hiberate quickly -- like I was, or if you just want to get your hands dirty as soon as possible, this is the book for you. Other books from the In Action series which are more comprehensive may be appropriate otherwise, and are good books to buy after reading this one.

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