Supper Club × Adam Cowley and Neo4j Database

Jul 22, 2022

In this discussion, Adam Cowley, a Developer Advocate at Neo4j, shares his expertise on graph databases, focusing on how they enhance data management for apps. He contrasts traditional relational databases with graph databases, highlighting their effectiveness in complex relationship handling and real-time analytics. Adam also delves into the integration of Neo4j with tools like GraphQL and the Cypher query language, while offering insights on database migration challenges and the innovative use of visualization tools like Neo4j Bloom.

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ANECDOTE

Netscape Navigator

Adam Cowley used Netscape to be different in school.
He respects people who used Netscape even after its decline.

INSIGHT

Graph Database Use Cases

Graph databases are best when connections between data points matter as much as the data itself.
Use them when queries involve three or more joins.

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Whiteboard-Friendly Data Model

Neo4j uses a whiteboard-friendly data model.
The data model diagram is consistent from whiteboard to database storage.

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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Adam Cowley about how Neo4j Database can help when working with data for your next app.

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Show Notes

00:15 Welcome
01:24 Guest introduction
03:15 Browser innovation and testing
05:01 What is a graph database?
Neo4j Cypher
Sanity Groq
08:11 Is there a specific type of data that works best in a graph database?
11:57 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response
13:14 What’s AuraDB vs Neo4js?
15:01 Whiteboard friendly data model
19:52 How are GraphQL and graph related?
23:08 Can you sync with MongoDB?
24:41 How do you pull data into a div on the web?
29:19 Why are you used for data science a lot?
30:43 Sponsor: Gatsby
31:51 Is visualization an important part of Neo4js?
Neo4j Bloom
36:01 Do you have to think about indexing with graph databases?
39:43 Are there uses Neo4j isn’t as good for?
40:22 Do you have to cache queries?
41:26 Dessert questions
Intellijet Idea
Cobalt 2 Theme
50:36 Shameless Plug
Neo4j Desktop
Neo4j Cloud
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