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Date Published
Author
Kenny Bastani
Word count
779
Language
English
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None

Summary

During the last week of July, the Neo4j team had a great time at the Open Source Conference (OSCON) in Portland, OR. They met old friends and made new ones, learned about graph use-cases, data modeling, and complex query performance, and showcased several fascinating use-cases for graphs. The team published a GraphGist explaining the data model and some use-cases as well as a GitHub repository with conversion scripts and load scripts for Neo4j databases. They also created an interactive visualization using Twitter Search API to import OSCON-related tweets into Neo4j, which captured the implicit interest graph around OSCON. Additionally, they explored Portland's city, enjoyed local food and craft beers, and hosted introductory training classes, BoF sessions, and a GraphPub meetup. The team also showcased their approach to deep learning with graphs using pattern matching algorithms and rendered text elements efficiently. Finally, they celebrated Oregon's microbreweries by creating a tasty GraphGist celebrating the beer culture.