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# Like repositories, jOOQ's DAOs are only useful for very simple stuff

**[JOOQ](https://daily.dev/sources/jooq)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

jOOQ's DAOs are a limited API useful only for very primitive CRUD tasks. They suffer from the same problem as repositories in that they are hardly ever enough for serious database interaction.

## Full article

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