Great post that hits on why I really like jOOQ: https://foojay.io/today/5-great-reasons-to-use-jooq/

The primary reason is jOOQ's philosphy, which I wholly buy into (and unlike the author I will judge you for not thinking this way).

5 Great Reasons to use jOOQ | Foojay.io Today

jOOQ makes SQL a "first-class" language in the JVM ecosystem by embedding it into Java, Kotlin, and Scala in an idiomatic way.

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