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Thinking in Graphs: Modelling the 2026 World Cup as a Property Graph
Learn how to model the 2026 World Cup as a Neo4j property graph, from first principles to a production ready schema.
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Our first full redesign since 2024 — with teams, a revamped Neo4j Fundamentals course, editable data models, and a new onboarding assistant.
Writing Cypher Queries That Don't Lose Your Data
The query trap that hides your newest data, and the query shape that brings it back.
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Writing Cypher Queries That Don't Lose Your Data
The query trap that hides your newest data, and the query shape that brings it back.
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You already know how to write these queries. This article shows you what they look like when the joins go away.
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Load the 48 teams of the 2026 World Cup into a free AuraDB instance and query them back, learning the core of Cypher from first principles.
EPIC: The Musical vs Nolan's The Odyssey - One Story, Visualised as a Graph
How does Christopher Nolan's film compare to EPIC: The Musical? I mapped every plot thread and character of Homer's poem in a graph database to find out.
TIL: Cypher has a format() function for dates and times
A deprecation warning taught me that Cypher now formats dates, times, and durations natively. No APOC required.
Replacing your APOC Periodic Iterate with CALL {} IN TRANSACTIONS
apoc.periodic.iterate is deprecated in Cypher 25. Learn how to rewrite your queries with CALL {} IN TRANSACTIONS.