Learn POJO development with Spring, and Hibernate

This class is taught by Chris Richardson who is an expert architect and developer and the author of POJOs in Action. In this class you will learn how to develop enterprise Java applications with POJOs and the Spring and Hibernate frameworks. The class is packed full of practical, real-world advice on how to use these frameworks. You will learn when and how to effectively use the important features of each framework. There is also plenty of time during the class to discuss your application and any issues that you might have. Get expert guidance on how to successfully use the Spring, and Hibernate frameworks together in your application.

A distinctive feature of this class is that in the labs you complete the implementation of use cases of a realistic POJO application. You will experience what it is like to do test-driven development of applications that use the Spring and Hibernate frameworks.

"Chris was extremely knowledgeable in the subject matter of the course and was able to answer every question asked of him. He was well prepared and provided a thorough and well-planned sample project for the labs. In addition, he was very flexible and willing to discuss how course topics applied to my company's projects and processes. These ad hoc discussions were quite helpful and much appreciated. Chris's preparation, knowledge and flexibility made the class a great success. A+!"

Brian Campbell, Developer, Dayspring Technologies

"I enjoyed Chris's Spring and Hibernate class. Unlike other training I've attended, his class was heavy on substance and light on fluff. I highly recommend it."

Brian Miner, Senior Programmer, Edfund

Course outline

Note: students must bring their own laptop to this class.

Day 1

Overview of POJO development

On day 1 you will get introduced to the key POJO development concepts. You will get an overview of the Spring and Hibernate frameworks. In the labs you will dissect a POJO application.

Presentation: Introduction to POJO development
Presentation: Overview of a POJO application
Lab: Dissecting a POJO application
Presentation: Spring deep-dive

Day 2

Persisting a domain model with Hibernate

On day 2 you will learn how to use Hibernate to persist a domain model. We describe how to write the Hibernate ORM metadata for a domain model. You will develop data access objects (DAOs) using the Spring/Hibernate APIs.

Presentation: Introduction to ORM with Hibernate
Presentation: Mapping objects to the database with Hibernate
Lab: Mapping objects to the database with Hibernate
Presentation: Implementing data access objects (DAOs) with Hibernate
Lab: Implement Hibernate DAOs

Note: Hibernate(R) is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Chris Richardson Consulting, Inc has no affiliation with Red Hat, Inc. and no classes offered by Chris Richardson Consulting, Inc are endorsed by Red Hat, Inc. in any way.

Day 3

Managing transactions with Spring

On day 3 you will get a good understanding of the Spring framework including Spring's dependency injection, transaction management and AOP features. You will also, learn about the different design patterns for encapsulating the business logic and how Spring can be used with each pattern. In the labs you will use the Spring framework to make the business tier of an enterprise application transactional. You will also learn how to use Spring AOP to handle your application-specific cross-cutting concerns such as audit logging.

Presentation: Introduction to the Spring framework
Presentation: Business logic encapsulation options
Presentation: Transaction management with the Spring framework
Lab: Implementing the Exposed Domain Model
Lab: Implementing the POJO façade pattern with the Spring framework
Presentation: Handling custom cross-cutting concerns with Spring AOP
Lab: Implementing aspects with Spring AOP
Presentation: Integrating Spring with the presentation tier

Learn POJO development with Spring, and Hibernate

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