Re: OpenJPA vs Hibernate?

[Spencer Elliott <spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
We have implemented an Eclipse RCP application against a iSeries backend 
using Hibernate and found the process very painless.

Spencer

James Perkins wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am finally to the point where I realize I need to start learning more
> about JPA rather than using my own methods of executing and SQL statement
> and iterating through the result set.
>
> Hibernate seems to be all the rage and it looks like it's a great framework,
> but does anybody have any experience with OpenJPA? It looks like WebSphere
> Application Server uses OpenJPA?
>
> By basic needs would be to get results sets from SQL statements as well as
> call stored procedures. The stored procedure calls I was a little concerned
> about with Hibernate. It looks like you have to return a result set with a
> call. I have not dug into this by any means, so I could be wrong. Just
> quickly glanced at some documentation.
>
> Does anybody have any opinions on these frameworks? Rants and/or raves are
> welcome.
>
> --
> Thanks in advance,
> James R. Perkins