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Java SE Deep Dive: Hibernate Fundamentals

This course examines the principles and practice of developing Java applications accessing relational databases with the help of Hibernate. This course will teach you how to write efficient code that accesses databases from Java applications, how to manage object-relational mapping, how to work with transactions, and how to interact with databases using JPQL and Criteria API.

Beginner
2h 39m
(12)

Created by Catalin Tudose

Last Updated Sep 26, 2025

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Java SE Deep Dive: Hibernate Fundamentals

This course examines the principles and practice of developing Java applications accessing relational databases with the help of Hibernate. This course will teach you how to write efficient code that accesses databases from Java applications, how to manage object-relational mapping, how to work with transactions, and how to interact with databases using JPQL and Criteria API.

Beginner
2h 39m
(12)

Created by Catalin Tudose

Last Updated Sep 26, 2025

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What you'll learn

In this course, Hibernate Fundamentals, you’ll learn to interact with database applications from Java programs using Hibernate. First, you’ll explore Object-relational Mapping (ORM) and its concepts. Next, you’ll discover entities, entity relationships, and how to transpose in the database the OOP concept of inheritance. Finally, you’ll learn managing transactions and interacting with the database using JPQL and Criteria API. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of "Hibernate 5 Fundamentals" needed to quickly and efficiently develop Java database applications using Hibernate.

Java SE Deep Dive: Hibernate Fundamentals
Beginner
2h 39m
(12)
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Catalin Tudose
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Cătălin studied Computer Science in Bucharest, graduating in 1997 and obtaining a PhD in 2006. He has taught at POLITEHNICA București and has been involved in the software development industry for decades.

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