What are the best practices for using JDBC?

What are the best practices for using JDBC?

Some best practices for using JDBC include using connection pooling, closing resources properly, and using prepared statements.

Can you explain why connection pooling is important?

Connection pooling improves performance by reusing existing connections instead of creating new ones for each request.

What are prepared statements and why should I use them?

Prepared statements help prevent SQL injection attacks and can improve performance by allowing the database to cache the execution plan.

How can I ensure that I close resources properly?

Always use a try-with-resources statement or ensure that you close connections, statements, and result sets in a finally block.