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July 7, 2026· ~14 min readCypher Query Optimization: Performance Tuning for Neo4j in Production Neo4j's Cypher query planner is remarkably good at translating declarative pattern-matching into an efficient execution plan — most of the time. But
July 7, 2026· ~6 min readGraph Data Modeling Patterns for Neo4j: Production Design Decisions ## Why Modeling Matters Graph databases are often described as "schema-optional," but that freedom is a double-edged sword. A graph that grows witho
July 6, 2026· ~10 min readGraph Data Modeling Patterns: From Whiteboard to Neo4j ## Why Data Modeling Matters in Graphs Relational databases have decades of normalisation theory. Graph databases have patterns — repeatable structu
July 2, 2026· ~11 min readGraph Algorithms with Neo4j: Shortest Path, Centrality, and Community Detection ## Why Graph Algorithms Matter A graph database stores relationships natively, but the real power comes from *analysing* those relationships. A frie
June 8, 2026· ~6 min readThe GQL Expressiveness Gap: What the New ISO Standard Can't Do ## Introduction In 2024, ISO released GQL (ISO 39075), the first international standard for property graph querying — a milestone that promised to u