A new standard--known as Java Data Objects (JDO)--promises to reduce the Java programming effort required to include corporate data in business applications.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is the Java API that manages connecting to a database, issuing queries and commands, and handling result sets obtained from the database.

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming.

The core idea behind JPA as opposed to JDBC, is that for the most part, JPA lets you avoid the need to “think relationally.” In JPA, you define your persistence rules in the realm of Java code ...