How would I write a simple program using Hibernate in Java, with MySQL as a backend?
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            The Hibernate reference docs are a good place to start.
Maybe a "Hello, Hibernate" can help.
                  duffymo
                   2008-12-30 14:55:45
                
              
                
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              In addition to Duffymo's suggestion, I would recommend trying out Netbeans 6.5. I am just starting out with hibernate as well. Netbeans automates database mapping and seems to integrate well with Hibernate. It has helped ease me into the framework.
                  James McMahon
                   2008-12-30 15:05:56
                
              IntelliJ has good support as well, but it is not free :)  I don't know about automating, but I think the Hibernate folks offer some tools for that.
                  Arthur Thomas
                   2008-12-30 15:20:53