Step Ahead Software is offering to the Hibernate community free licenses of its new release Javelin 7 which now includes a Hibernate option (at final candidate level) to automatically, instantly and transparently generate and update Hibernate mapping files as changes occur in the visual object model.

What is Javelin
Javelin is an intuitive, low learning curve, high productivity, yet extremely light weight visual object modeler/coder that is designed to work along side your current IDE. It has been enhanced and refined for over a decade and is a winner of the Java Developer's Journal 'World Class Award'.

In Javelin all design and much of the coding of a Java project takes place via a UML-like class diagram - switching between modeling and coding takes place in zero time. Changes made to method bodies from outside the tool eg., from within your IDE (Eclipse etc.,) are preserved by Javelin's InSync code synchronization technology so you can use Javelin side-by-side with your existing IDE. Javelin is not designed to replace your existing IDE but compliment it and let you work at a higher level with less "brain strain".

Free to testers in the Hibernate community
Javelin's new Hibernate persistence mapping generator is at release candidate level and we seek feedback from the Hibernate community as to whether the automatic mappings it currently provides and the level of customization available meet the needs of Java developers using the successful Hibernate Object Relational mapping service.

We are therefore offering a free license of Javelin 7 (valid for final release and all following 7.x releases) to all those in the Hibernate community willing to install and test the new Hibernate feature and provide us any feedback they may have while using it. This offer of free licenses will cease after final release of this release candidate occurs.

We understand that Hibernate is by far the most successful O/R mapper to date and that is, in part, due to its ease of use. We hope that the use of Javelin makes persisting object models using Hibernate even easier and promotes the adoption of Hibernate in the development community even further.

To download or read more about Javelin:
http://stepaheadsoftware.com/products/j ... avelin.htm

To obtain your free license:

Fill out the form at the following ordering page. In the comment section enter: "Hibernate community"

http://www.stepaheadsoftware.com/orderi ... Code=JAV01

Note: Ignore information about secure payment options - as the price is zero you will not be asked for any payment details.

no good reason for double posting this, right ?

I realized that it was probably more appropriate for it to go into this tools forum instead of the general forum. There goes that 20-20 hindsight again!

We've just completed a whole bunch of animated Flash demonstrations of Javelin including ones that show how the Hibernate mapping files are automatically generated from the live object modeler/coder.

The demos can be seen at:

http://stepaheadsoftware.com/products/javelin/javelin.htm
Scroll down to the Animated Flash Demonstrations section.

Thanks for your feedback so far. We have made a new release (7.0.2.2) reflecting some of the feedback we have received. Don't forget we are still giving away free licenses to the Hibernate Community.

To get a free license go to the order form at:

http://stepaheadsoftware.com/ordering/servlet/DisplayOrder?productCode=JAV01

which serves you up an order page with a product cost of $0.00. Please enter Hibernate Community in the comments section.