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When you only need to display data on a screen or send a JSON payload over an API, do not fetch managed entities. Managed entities carry the overhead of Hibernate’s persistence context (first-level cache, dirty checking states).
Instrumentation and profiling
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hibernate.jdbc.batch_size=30 hibernate.order_inserts=true hibernate.order_updates=true Use code with caution. High-performance Java Persistence.pdf
A common mistake is allocating too many connections. Use the standard formula:
When inserting or updating thousands of records, standard entity persistence will be slow. When you only need to display data on
Do not perform external HTTP requests or heavy computation inside a database transaction.
Pessimistic locking is necessary when data integrity demands immediate protection (e.g., inventory management or financial balances). It applies SQL-level locks ( SELECT ... FOR UPDATE ). inventory management or financial balances).