July 18, 2026· ~9 min readNeo4j APOC Procedures: The Production Standard Library for Graph Applications ## More Than a Plugin APOC — Awesome Procedures on Cypher — is the standard library for Neo4j. With over 450 procedures and functions spanning data
July 12, 2026· ~8 min readGraph Algorithms in Practice with Neo4j: PageRank, Shortest Path, and Community Detection # Graph Algorithms in Practice with Neo4j: PageRank, Shortest Path, and Community Detection Graph theory exists on a spectrum. At one end is the pur
July 12, 2026· ~10 min readGraph Data Modeling with Neo4j: Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and Pragmatic Design # Graph Data Modeling with Neo4j: Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and Pragmatic Design Graph databases promise flexible schemas and intuitive data models.
July 7, 2026· ~13 min readCypher Query Optimization Techniques: From Slow to Sub-Second ## The 10-Second Query Problem You wrote a Cypher query. It returns the right data. Then you run it on a real dataset and it takes ten seconds. A qu
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