Database Programming with JDBC and Java

George Reese

ISBN 10: 1565926161 / ISBN 13: 9781565926165

Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA, 2000

About this Item

This text describes the standard Java interfaces that make portable object-oriented access to relational databases possible and offers a robust model for writing applications that are easy to maintain. It introduces the JDBC and RMI packages and uses them to develop three-tier applications. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560. . 2000. 2nd edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Database Programming with JDBC and Java
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565926161
• ISBN 13: 9781565926165
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Java and databases make a powerful combination. Getting the two sides to work together, however, takes some effort--largely because Java deals in objects while most databases do not.

This book describes the standard Java interfaces that make portable object-oriented access to relational databases possible and offers a robust model for writing applications that are easy to maintain. It introduces the JDBC and RMI packages and uses them to develop three-tier applications (applications divided into a user interface, an object-oriented logic component, and an information store).

The book begins with a quick overview of SQL for developers who may be asked to handle a database for the first time. It then explains how to issue database queries and updates through SQL and JDBC. It also covers the use of stored procedures and other measures to improve efficiency, where these are available.

But the book's key contribution is a set of patterns that let developers isolate critical tasks like object creation, information storage and retrieval, and the committing or aborting of transactions.

The second edition includes more basics of JDBC and SQL, with more examples, and a deeper discussion about the architecture of a robust, maintainable database application. The second edition also explains the relationship between JDBC and Enterprise JavaBeans.

About the Author

George Reese has taken an unusual path into business software development. After earning a B.A. in philosophy from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, George went off to Hollywood where he worked on television shows such as "The People's Court" and ESPN's "Up Close". The L.A. riots convinced him to return to Maine where he finally became involved with software development and the Internet. George has since specialized in the development of Internet-oriented Java enterprise systems and the strategic role of technology in business processes. He is the author of Database Programming with JDBC and Java, 2nd Edition and the world's first JDBC driver, the mSQL-JDBC driver for mSQL. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife Monique and three cats, Misty, Gypsy, and Tia. He makes a living as the National Practice Director of Technology Strategy for digital@jwt in Minneapolis.