Surviving without a database framework

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A legacy Oracle Forms system is migrated to Java 8 without an ORM, producing a 48,000-line web app that keeps about 500 tables and 100 packages and runs all DB logic as stored functions. Database calls use a ProcHelper callable JDBC pattern that binds parameters, executes Oracle functions and maps ResultSets to objects; pagination, caching and audit are hand-implemented. Two gated code reviews, daily 10-minute syncs and CI-deployed DB scripts enforce consistency; result is full SQL control and faster perf debugging but heavier SQL skill requirements and slower onboarding.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 4:04FLC project architecture
3. 5:34Database calls without Hibernate
4. 8:46Code consistency via reviews
5. 10:13Benefits of no frameworks
6. 11:39Challenges of manual programming
7. 12:45Conclusion

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