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http://www.takipiblog.com/2014/06/05/7-new-tools-java-developers-should-know/

"With Java 8, API design has gotten a whole lot more interesting, but also a bit harder. As a successful API designer, it will no longer suffice to think about all sorts of object-oriented aspects of your API, you will now also need to consider functional aspects of it." http://jaxenter.com/api-designers-be-careful-50448.html

jOOQ generates Java code from your database and lets you build typesafe SQL queries through its fluent API. jOOQ has a simple templating engine that can be used with plain SQL. jOOQ's and MyBatis' have simple POJO mapping capabilities. http://www.jooq.org/