If you need to map relational database to objects and don't use an ORM, you will eventually reinvent it, in a bad ugly and buggy way. ORM is hard. Hibernate is

If you need to map relational database to objects and don't use an ORM, you will eventually reinvent it, in a bad ugly and buggy way. ORM is hard. Hibernate is a fantastic robust thoroughly tested and massively successful framework. But as any power tool, in the wrong hands can be a disaster. https://martinfowler.com/bliki/OrmHate.html https://martinfowler.com/bliki/OrmHate.html