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There are many up-and-coming database access protocols, but exactly what do we need them for? Is it possible that those who would like to replace SQL for being slow should learn to write better SQL?
by Jack Herrington
September 2, 2003
hy are there so many Java database access protocols? There's JDBC, JDO, EJB, POJO, AOP methods, etc. The list goes on and on. It makes me wonder: What is the problem with straightforward JDBC access?
With that question in mind, I did some looking around and I ultimately came to the conclusion that there is a frightening number of people who simply aren't using JDBC correctly.
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Jack Herrington is a senior software engineer with 20 years of experience. He is currently working for Macromedia on the next generation of Dreamweaver. His first book, Code Generation in Action (Manning Press), was released in July. He is the editor of the Code Generation Network. Reach him by e-mail .
hy are there so many Java database access protocols? There's JDBC, JDO, EJB, POJO, AOP methods, etc. The list goes on and on. It makes me wonder: What is the problem with straightforward JDBC access?
