This Week in Neo4j – Covid Graph GraphQL API, Spring Data Neo4j 6 Experiments, CompoundDB4j
By Mark Needham
August 8, 2020 3 mins read
Discover what’s new in the Neo4j community for the week of 8 August 2020, including a GraphQL API on the Covid Graph.
Keywords: CompoundDB4j • Covid Graph • GraphQL • spring data neo4j • summer of nodes • twin4j
Imperative vs. Declarative Query Languages: What’s the Difference?
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 21, 2018 5 mins read
The evolution of programming languages has grown in parallel with the evolution of computing itself, with new languages being created with each new advance and paradigm shift. After all, if language shapes how we view reality, then changes in computing… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • database query language • declarative language • declarative query language • gremlin • imperative language • imperative query language • query language • sparql • sql
Retail & Neo4j: Ecommerce Delivery Service Routing
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 17, 2018 4 mins read
As a retailer, if you think keeping up with Amazon is expensive and time-consuming, consider the alternative: extinction. When it comes to delivery and fulfillment, Amazon is the uncontested emperor of ecommerce. Yet, their efficiency in tracking and delivering orders… Read more →
Keywords: Amazon • cypher • eBay • ecommerce • ecommerce delivery • MySQL • Retail • ruby • service routing • service-oriented architecture
An Introduction & Tutorial for Structr 2.1
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 3, 2017 3 mins read
In one of our previous blog posts, we promised to write more about new features of our upcoming release of Structr, version 2.1, so here we are. New Tutorial But before we dive into the details, we’d like to to… Read more →
Keywords: App development • deployment tool • graphconnect • javascript • json • neo4j • python • ruby • Structr • version control system
The JetBrains IDE Plugin for Graph Database Developers [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 16, 2017 8 mins read
[As community content, this post reflects the views and opinions of the particular author and does not necessarily reflect the official stance of Neo4j.] Many developers mostly stay in their integrated development environments (IDEs) when working on software. That’s why… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • IDE plugin • JetBrains IDE • neo4j ogm • opencypher • spring data neo4j • stored procedures • user-defined functions • user-defined procedures
This Week in Neo4j – 11 March 2017
By Mark Needham
March 11, 2017 6 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j. This week we’ve got articles showing how to integrate Neo4j with Kibana, using jQAssistant from Pandas, and lots of releases of Neo4j and related projects. But first: International Women’s Day Praveena and Eve answering… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • docker • Elastic • International Women's Day • jqassistant • Kibana • neo4j drivers • Pandas • python • TrumpWorld
This Week in Neo4j – 4 March 2017
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 4, 2017 3 mins read
Welcome to the 2nd edition of This Week in Neo4j! If you’ve got any ideas for things we should cover in future editions, I’m @markhneedham on Twitter or send an email to devrel@neo4j.com. Contributing to Neo4j: Florent Biville Florent Biville… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • APOC • AWS • cypher • Elastic • Kafka • PHP • RNeo4j • ruby on rails • twin4j
From the Neo4j Community: January 2017
By Rachel Howard
February 14, 2017 5 mins read
The year is off to a great start when to comes to the Neo4j community. If this month is any indication of what’s to come, then we know that 2017 will be a big year for Neo4j projects, drivers and… Read more →
Keywords: apache spark • cypher • docker • GraphX • IBM POWER8 • Neo4j Community • Panama Papers • python • sql • TrumpWorld
2016: The Year in Neo4j Drivers
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 26, 2017 5 mins read
Spring is in the Air 2016 was the year when, in April with the availability of Neo4j 3.0 we also introduced our own binary protocol named Bolt. We also provided the first set of officially supported drivers for Bolt, including… Read more →
Keywords: .NET • bolt • Causal Clustering • django • Elixir • go • Haskell • java • javascript • jdbc
RDBMS & Graphs: Drivers for Connecting to a Graph Database
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 21, 2016 7 mins read
Up to this point in this blog series, we’ve covered graph databases in general, only using Neo4j when examples were required. However, when it comes to connecting your application to a graph database, specifics are essential. In this RDBMS &… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • jdbc • language driver • Neo4j Browser • rdbms • relational database • REST API • spring data neo4j • sql
The 5-Minute Interview: Mark Joslin, CTO of Maslow
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 19, 2016 4 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I sat down with Mark Joslin, the CTO at Maslow. Mark is also the organizer of the New York City Neo4j Meetup group. Q: Tell me about your Neo4j project. Mark Joslin: We actually have… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • ai • cto • cypher • data model • machine learning • maslow • neo4j • Neon • social network
Neolytics: Analyzing Ruby Code with Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 1, 2016 4 mins read
For a long time I’ve been wanting to use Neo4j as a tool to analyze Ruby code. Using Ruby for almost a decade, I have a lot of experience with effectively finding my way around Ruby code. Still, Ruby programs… Read more →
Keywords: cyclomatic complexity • data model • joern • jqassistant • neo4j • neolytics • rails application • ruby • ruby gem • tracepoint
From the Neo4j Community: November 2015
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 8, 2015 2 mins read
This past November has shown us why we’re so thankful for the Neo4j community. We’re especially grateful to all of you who published great articles about your projects, libraries and integrations with Neo4j on everything from Ruby on Rails and… Read more →
Keywords: apache spark • Big Data • community • Graph Analytics • graph database • graphconnect • meteor.js • Neo4j Community • opencypher • Recommendation Engine
GraphStarter: Get Your Neo4j Rails App Up and Running Quickly
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 30, 2015 3 mins read
For a while now, I’ve been building various Neo4j.rb educational resources using the example of an asset portal. There have been: A screencast series (the first half and a second half) A SitePoint article on building recommendations and access control… Read more →
Keywords: access control • asset portal • neo4j • neo4j rails • neo4j.rb • rails • rails application • rails engine • rails server • ruby
From MongoDB to Docker and More: GraphConnect Lightning Talks Are Here
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 16, 2015 2 mins read
We already know you’re excited to attend GraphConnect San Francisco (did we mention there’s only five days left to register?), and you’ve already checked out the amazing agenda and star-studded speaker lineup. But while long, in-depth talks are certainly helpful… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • docker • dotnet • Geospatial • graph visualization • graphconnect • meteor.js • MongoDB • spring data neo4j • Structr
Using Graph Structure Record Linkage on Irish Census Data with Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 2, 2015 8 mins read
For just over a year I’ve been obsessed on-and-off with a project ever since I stayed in the town of Skibbereen, Ireland. Taking data from the 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses, I hoped I would be able to find a… Read more →
Keywords: census data • cypher • data model • Data Relationships • elasticsearch • graph structure • Master Data Management • neo4j • record linkage • ruby
From the Neo4j Community: August 2015
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 17, 2015 2 mins read
As summer wraps up, it’s time to look back at all of the wonderful projects, articles, videos and slideshows published by the Neo4j community. Below are our top summer picks from graphistas all across the world. If you would like… Read more →
Keywords: azure cloud • community • Graph Databases • GrapheneDB • Master Data Management • MongoDB • neo4j • Recommendation Engine • ruby • spring boot
Free Neo4j Books (+ Discounts), from Beginner to Advanced
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 14, 2015 6 mins read
Editor’s Note: All promotions in this blog post have now expired. Please use this post for informational purposes only and to browse Neo4j books available from Packt Publishing. Whether you’re a brand-new user of Neo4j or a seasoned vet, you… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • data modeling • Graph Data • Graph Databases • java • neo4j • neo4j books • python • ruby • sql
New Screencasts: Advanced Ruby on Rails with Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 18, 2015 3 mins read
If there are two things that I enjoy most in my technical life it would be Neo4j and Ruby. Both give me the one thing I want most from the tools I use: the ability to abstract out the tedious… Read more →
Keywords: activenode • cypher • data model • neo4j • neo4j.rb • object model • ruby • ruby on rails • screencast
Switching From MongoDB to Neo4j
By Neo4j Staff
October 7, 2014 5 mins read
Written by Nick Manning, originally posted on his Blog. Our Startup Swig is a mobile app (iOS, Android) that helps you explore new drinks and share them with the world. Take a picture of what you’re drinking, tag it with taste… Read more →
Keywords: community • Graph Databases • heroku • MongoDB • neo4j • Postgres • Redis • relational database • ruby • ruby on rails
public> heroku addons:add neo4j
By Neo4j Staff
December 16, 2011 5 mins read
Hello Graphistas and Rubyists!Now Heroku has become a language polyglot platform , we’re happy to announce that we’re enhancing the NOSQL ecosystem for Heroku customers and users by releasing the Neo4j-Graph Database Add-On. The Neo4j-Graph Database Add-On became “public” this… Read more →
Keywords: graph database • heroku • heroku add-on • jruby • neo4j add-on • neo4j server • nosql • rest-client
Holiday fun with Neo4j
By Neo4j Staff
December 25, 2009 2 mins read
Looking for something fun to do during the holidays? Here are a few suggestions for some new cool Neo4j things that you can play around with.A very recent addition to the Neo4j space is the JRuby library Neo4jr-social by Matthew… Read more →
Keywords: holiday fun with Neo4j • java • jruby • jython • neo4j.rb • nosql • python • ruby • social network
Neo4j.rb 0.0.7: Rails support
By Neo4j Staff
December 10, 2008 < 1 min read
Andreas Ronge just released Neo4j.rb 0.0.7. See the project page for more information. Highlights from the changelog: added value object stuff to support Rails, made the neo4j engine start and stop automatically.Neo4j.rb can now be used as a complement or… Read more →
Keywords: jruby • Neo4j.rb 0.0.7 • rails • release • ruby