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Graph Data Processing with Cypher
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Graph Data Processing with Cypher

by Ravindranatha Anthapu
December 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
332 pages
6h 35m
English
Packt Publishing
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Introduction to Neo4j and Cypher

Neo4j is the world’s leading graph database. Its architecture is optimized to store, retrieve, and traverse graphs as nodes and relationships. It takes a property graph approach, which is beneficial for fast traversals and operations.

Neo4j uses Cypher as its query language, which makes it easy to represent traversals. Cypher is a declarative language for describing visual patterns in graphs using ASCII-art-like syntax. This makes it easy to read and comprehend how the data is connected as nodes and relationships in graphs.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Introducing Neo4j and graph database concepts
  • Installing the Neo4j Desktop
  • A visual tour of Neo4j Desktop
  • Using Neo4j Desktop
  • Working ...
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