Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide - Step 04 - Mapping Course Entity and Populating Data with Data Using SQL

The video tutorial covers the use of JPA for entity mapping without writing queries, leveraging Spring Boot's autoconfiguration with an in-memory database. It explains how to customize entity and column names, insert default data using SQL scripts, and execute these scripts at application startup. The tutorial demonstrates creating a course entity, mapping it to a database table, and populating it with sample data, preparing for API development.

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