Preamble/disclaimer: It is late on friday afternoon. On 11/4/05, Kim Goings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clinton - This discussion is probably far too old for you since you've > been around it for so long. :) I think it's still valid. I've
Clinton, Kim just called you OLD, I think. ;-) > started to become quite the iBatis evangelist and when people ask why I > think it is better or how it is different than Hibernate, the points > you (and others) have made here are what I need to back me up. > > Like it or not, when people are deciding what to use on a project, it's > not uncommon for iBatis and Hibernate to be the top two contenders. > Maybe that's a growing trend stemming from painful Hibernate > experiences. I think in many cases, people have realized they don't > really need an ORM, but are fearful of pulling away because Hibernate > is the "hip" way to go these days. Hmmmm, does that make iBATIS a "hip"-replacement? Interesting notion..I sense a lot of "old" humor here... > > They are different things and, as always, the best choice really does > depend on the project. But for the most part, I think the decision > often lies in the answer to "Are you comfortable with SQL?" or "Do you > have a DBA?" (who presumably wants more control over what your app > does to the db than Hibernate allows). > > Anyway....I love iBatis and would be hard-pressed to find any situation > where it wasn't the best, or at least sufficient, choice. > I agree. 100% Larry
