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Re: Apache JDBC utils

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Subject	Re: Apache JDBC utils
Date	2012-04-30 19:27 -0700
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On 4/30/2012 6:03 PM, Lew wrote:
>
> That's funny. You say, "No ORM", then immediately describe the ORM
> library you're using.
...
 > How is the one you're using not ORM?

Well, I'll point out the main landing page for the project specifically 
says that dbutils is not an ORM.

"DbUtils is not:

     An Object/Relational bridge - there are plenty of good O/R tools 
already. DbUtils is for developers looking to use JDBC without all the 
mundane pieces."

<http://commons.apache.org/dbutils/>

If the authors of the projects say it's not ORM, I'll choose to believe 
them.

> The idiom that won for me was non-monolithic JPA (as opposed to the
> monolithic idiom I've seen in most shops and was the root of their
> complaints about JPA).

Could you describe what you mean by "non-monolithic" vs "monolithic?"  I 
don't think I've heard those terms before and I'd be interested to see 
what you are referring too.

As for "I've done this exercise myself, repeatedly" yeah I seem to be 
going down the same road.  Building small prototypes to see how the 
result actually functions.  In general I think doing is the best way to 
learn, so I don't mind doing some extra work in order to get some learnin'.

> It is very light weight, for how I use the term "light weight".
>
> How do you mean the term, precisely?

I think I mean relatively speaking.  Something is lighter weight in 
comparison to certain alternates.  Lighter weight in terms of options, 
configuration required or configuration options, lighter weight in terms 
of number features needed to learn, lighter weight in terms of API calls 
needed to be conversant with before one can be productive.

> I prefer EclipseLink and OpenJPA, myself. They go so far as to
> abstract away even that pseudo-SQL, for the common case. You write
> some annotations and Bob's your uncle.

I'm somewhat conversant with JPA 2.0.  I'm just looking at alternatives 
for a comparison.  What, if any, advantages do other APIs provide?  So 
far my personal jury is still out.  Although I can see a customer for 
example specify specifying something other than JPA for their own 
reasons, and it might not (as in very probably not) be my place to 
second-guess their business decision.  That I think would be the main 
reason, imo, to not use a full JPA solution.

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Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-04-30 14:55 -0700
  Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-04-30 20:56 -0300
    Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-04-30 17:50 -0700
  Re: Apache JDBC utils Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 18:03 -0700
    Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-04-30 19:27 -0700
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-01 10:29 -0300
        Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-01 08:57 -0700
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-02 11:16 -0700
            Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-03 07:51 -0700
    Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-01 19:22 -0400
  Re: Apache JDBC utils Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-01 10:32 -0700
    Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-01 11:22 -0700
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-01 15:26 -0700
        Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-01 19:44 -0300
  Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-01 19:26 -0400
    Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-01 21:14 -0300
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-01 22:22 -0500
        Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 13:52 -0400
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 13:51 -0400
        Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-03 17:11 -0300
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 16:58 -0400
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-03 18:25 -0300
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 19:55 -0400
    Re: Apache JDBC utils Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-01 22:08 -0500
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 13:55 -0400
        Re: Apache JDBC utils Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-03 13:44 -0500
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 15:06 -0400
  Re: Apache JDBC utils "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-05-01 23:37 -0400
    Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-02 07:37 -0300
      Re: Apache JDBC utils "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-05-02 18:51 -0400
  Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-02 12:22 +0200
    Re: Apache JDBC utils markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-02 08:29 -0700
      Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-02 22:02 +0200
        Re: Apache JDBC utils Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-02 14:22 -0700
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-05-02 18:53 -0300
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 00:03 +0200
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 00:14 +0200
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 00:27 +0200
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 14:03 -0400
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-02 18:58 -0400
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-02 16:18 -0700
          Re: Apache JDBC utils Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-02 15:25 -0700
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 00:59 +0200
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-03 14:05 -0400
            Re: Apache JDBC utils Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-02 16:24 -0700
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-02 16:35 -0700
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 01:46 +0200
              Re: Apache JDBC utils Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-03 01:49 +0200

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