Using Hibernate, you have a high learning curve, so I think iBatis is OK.
On 7/6/07, Henry Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
iBatis is the way to go. -Henry Ashok Madhavan wrote: > Hi All, > > we are presently using iBatis in one of our project. In that project > there are lots of objects which need the CRUD and some CRUD + > something more. we really like the namespace feature in iBatis and use > to the max here. We use Abator to do the code generation. We use a > common DAO ( and Impl) for those object which just need the CRUD. In > those cases where the object needs additional methods other than CRUD, > we create new DAO Interface and Impl for those additional methods. We > use the namespace to differentiate the different objects. With Spring, > we inject the proper namespace and the proper dao. We use Struts for > the front-end. We inject the DAO into Struts using Spring. For objects > needing just CRUD, we use the same Action class. For objects needing > more than CRUD, we extend this action class and implement the new > methods. > > So if need a new object which needs CRUD, all we need to do is > > * create java objects/xml with abator > * create new JSPs > * create new struts mapping > * add struts changes to the spring config file. > > If we need a new Object which has CRUD + more, all we do is > > * first four steps as above > * New Dao and Impl extending the common DAO and Common Impl for > the additional methods. > * New Action Class extending the common Action class for the > additional methods. > > > and we are done. The productivity of the team is pretty high because > of the above reasons. And testability is sky-high too. > > Now i am coming to my question. In a new project, we are also thinking > of Hibernate. For this project most of the people who will be working > will be new to Hibernate as well as iBatis. I feel with the name > space stuff, code-generator etc, iBatis provides a better approach > with respect to fast churn of testable code. other things like > performance etc might remain the same. > > is my assumption right. Does Hibernate have namespace support like in > iBatis. > > Looking forward for your valuable comments and suggestions. > > regards > Ashok > > >
