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Spring Data JDBC vs. Spring Data JPA

Spring Data JPA isn't the only Spring Data persistence option — Spring Data JDBC deliberately removes the persistence context entirely, trading JPA's automatic convenience for a smaller, more predictable, fully explicit model.

Learning objectives

  • Explain what Spring Data JDBC removes (persistence context, dirty checking, lazy loading) compared to JPA.
  • Choose the right tool for a given domain model's complexity.
  • Explain why a mutated Spring Data JDBC entity requires an explicit save() call, unlike a managed JPA entity.

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Spring Data JDBC vs. Spring Data JPA

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