Master Hibernate and JPA with Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Step 18 - JPA and Hibernate Annotations - @UpdateTimestamp and

The video tutorial explains the importance of using timestamps for tracking updates and creation times in database rows. It introduces the LocalDateTime class from Java 8 as a better alternative to Java.util.Date for handling date and time. The tutorial covers Hibernate-specific annotations like @UpdateTimestamp and @CreationTimestamp to automate timestamp updates. It also demonstrates how to populate SQL data with timestamps and test these changes using the Entity Manager. Observations on how timestamps are reflected in the database are discussed.

What steps must be taken in the data.sql file to ensure created and updated dates are populated?

Describe the process of updating an existing course in the demo application.

What happens to the updated timestamp when a row is modified in the database?