Neo4j

From lightning talk at Redgate, Cambridge

Transcript

1. Tugberk Ugurlu @tourismgeek
2. A Graph Database Two major concepts: node, relationship
3. Runs Everywhere Linux, Windows, Mac
4. Communicates through HTTP
5. Open Source GPLv3 for community edition AGPLv3 for open source projects Otherwise, commercial license
6. Query Language Called Cypher MATCH (tom:Person {name: "Tom Hanks"})-[:ACTED_IN]->(tomHanksMovies) RETURN tom,tomHanksMovies
7. Amazing Web Client
8. Playground: console.neo4j.org
9. Nodes and Relationships MATCH (tom:Person {name: "Tom Hanks"})-[:ACTED_IN]->(tomHanksMovies) RETURN tom,tomHanksMovies
10. Use Cases
11. Demo :play movie graph
12. Resources • Documentation: http://neo4j.com/docs/stable/ • Intro to Cypher: http://neo4j.com/developer/cypher-query-language/ • REST API Reference: http://neo4j.com/docs/stable/rest-api.html • Getting Started with Neo4j in .NET with Neo4jClient Library: http://bit.ly/1Tl66Y9 • Performance Guide: http://neo4j.com/docs/stable/performance-guide.html • Free e-book: http://graphdatabases.com/ • Use Case: Social Network: http://neo4j.com/use-cases/social-network/ • Use Case: Real-Time Recommendation Engine: http://neo4j.com/use-cases/real-time- recommendation-engine/ • London Tube Example: http://blog.bruggen.com/2013/11/meet-this-tubular-graph.html