Beginning jOOQ: Learn to Write Efficient and Effective Java-Based SQL Database Operations

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T. KoleosoBeginning jOOQhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7431-6_1

1. Welcome to jOOQ

Tayo Koleoso¹  

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Silver Spring, MD, USA

 

I got my start in software engineering (and really, serious computer business) at 15 years old, with Oracle 8i SQL. Yes, I’ve been an old man from a young age, technologically speaking. Playing with SQL* Plus, trying (and failing) my first Oracle SQL certification exam, before I even started university, taught me the value of getting SQL right. Don’t take it from me, take it from this chap:

I was a data access purist: I like my DAOs chilled, my PreparedStatements prepared, and my SQL handwritten with the care and tenderness of a lover... ...