JDBC 4.0 Enhancements in Java SE 6 (O'ReillyNet)

[Posted August 3, 2006 by cook]

Srini Penchikala examines upcoming changes to JDBC 4.0 in an O'Reilly article. "Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) version 6 (code name Mustang), is currently in its second beta release and is scheduled to be delivered in October of this year. Java SE 6 includes several enhancements to the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API. These enhancements will be released as JDBC version 4.0. The main objectives of the new JDBC features are to provide a simpler design and better developer experience. This article provides an overview of the JDBC 4.0 enhancements and what benefits they offer to enterprise Java developers."