Exploring Graphs with Elixir

Introduction

This is a book about connections and disconnections. It’s about graph data structures and Elixir. It’s about distributed data and distributed compute. It’s about the graph.

Graphs as an organizational pattern operate at all levels, from the smallest static structures—for example, chemical compounds such as a water molecule—to large-scale dynamic structures—for example, web-based social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. They allow us to link data points together with a minimum of fuss or overhead. As often noted, graphs lend themselves well to a schema-less style of data connection.

What kinds of graph models are there and how can we access them from our preferred language, Elixir? This is what we’ll look to answer in this book. ...