On 07/22/2014 01:11 PM, Robert Stupp wrote: > Let me respond with another question: How important is SQL for a JPA > developer? > ... > IMO mappers help and make life easier. Period.
> Means: you should always know what the "thing" does to read/write your > data. Practically not down to the details - but the concepts and > pitfalls should be known. > If you don't you will get into trouble - sooner or later. > > Robert > > PS: I avoid the abbreviation ORM - it includes the term "relational" ;) > Agreed. That is why in previous posts I've been calling it "PoJo Mapping". When someone suggests I try on yet another hat, though, I get a little excited. ;-) In this case I've been wearing the ORM / RDBMS hat for long enough that I actually don't think about it much. So your point is made. I've already been wearing the hat in question. I surmise if you are using a mapper, it should be more a matter of knowing how the annotations map to the back-end rather than the CQL. This may make the transition easier, because as you say, it eliminates the cruft. Jim C.
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