The evolution of Java persistence: JPA 2.0

Doing basic Object-to-Relational Mapping is fun and easy with JPA. Annotate your persistent classes, define a couple of configuration parameters, and you're off and running. This session starts with a basic object model and adds persistence using annotations. Learn how to do mappings for your object model for simple and complex relationships. Also learn how to map Java5 constructs like Enumerations.
This course also covers new features in JPA 2.0, due out in late 2009.

We'll get into querying for data using JPA. JPA uses JPAQL, or the Java Persistence API Query Language. JPAQL is the object-oriented, rather than standard SQL, way of querying your persisted objects/data. Using many live code examples, developers will gain an understanding of how to write JPAQL. We'll also explore the very useful bulk update & delete feature of JPAQL.

About Pratik Patel

Pratik Patel is a Java Champion and developer advocate at Azul Systems and has written 3 books on programming (Java, Cloud and OSS). An all around software and hardware nerd with experience in the healthcare, telecom, financial services, and startup sectors. He's also a co-organizer of the Atlanta Java User Group and North Atlanta JavaScript meetup, frequent speaker at tech events, and master builder of nachos.

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