As said before, I am getting deeper into graph-databases, specifically “neo4J “. The pace of development is breathtaking, it’s hard to keep up with the new versions and amazing features. In preparation of attending a “Cypher Hands On” (Meetup-Graph), I finally got round to updating to the latest 1.8M03 Milestone. By now, there are a couple of nice introductory videos available:
You might want to check out the videoGraphy @ neo4J. I also recommend the following Intro to Graph Databases (on vimeo) which has a nice explanation on what the buzz/whole point is all about plus some real world examples and history:
To deepen our understanding of the graph-theoretic foundations, I came across these books via blog.postmaster.gr:
“Graph Theory and Complex Networks: An Introduction” by Maarten van Steen. It is very interesting to note that this book is also available electronically as a personalised PDF. As the author notes: “When you write a book containing mathematical symbols, thinking big and acting commercially doesn’t seem the right combination. I merely hope to see the material to be used by many students and instructors everywhere and to receive a lot of constructive feedback that will lead to improvements. Acting commercially has never been one of my strong points anyway”.
- Reinhard Diestel: “Graph Theory“.
Working with
#neo4j and#cypher I must take care not to: 1. get all addicted; 2. use it as a golden hammer for everything since it’s fun!@pavlobaron
It is fun, indeed. Enjoy!
#1 by cistronic on 2012/05/30 - 16:28
more gentle introductory material:
http://video.neo4j.org/ybMbf/querying-stanley-kubrick-an-intro-to-cypher/
http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/milestone/rest-api-cypher.html
http://www.slideshare.net/maxdemarzi/cypher-12154713
#2 by cistronic on 2013/03/24 - 15:55
Several interesting Cypher Tutorials and Commentary by Wes
http://wes.skeweredrook.com/cypher/
for example:
Cypher: longestPath? http://wes.skeweredrook.com/cypher-longest-path/
The Mythical WITH (Neo4j’s Cypher query language) http://wes.skeweredrook.com/the-mythical-with-neo4js-cypher-query-language/