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Practical Neo4j provides an in-depth look into why developers at places like Facebook and Twitter have increasingly turned to graph databases to manage their highly connected, big data. The book guides you through the background and basics of graphs and gets you quickly up and running with Neo4j. It will walk you through the data modeling stages for projects such as social networks, recommendation engines and geo-based applications. The book also dives into the configuration steps as well as the language options used to create your Neo4j-backed applications.
Neo4j runs some of the largest connected datasets in the world, and developing with it offers you a fast, flexible and proven database option. Using Practical Neo4j , you will learn how to harness that power and create elegant solutions that address complex data problems.

Walks you through the basics of graph databases
Demonstrates how to configure and maintain Neo4j
Provides a working example of a Neo4j-based application using an array of language of options

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1. Introduction to Graphs
2. Up and Running with Neo4j
3. Configuration
4. Modeling
5. Querying
6. Importing
7. Performance and Tuning
8. Neo4j in the Cloud
9. Extending Neo4j
10. Using Neo4j + .Net
11. Using Neo4j + PHP
12. Using Neo4j + Python
13. Using Neo4j + Ruby
14. Using Neo4j + Spring Data
15. Using Neo4j + Java API
16. Appendix A: Plugins & Resources for Neo4j

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Greg Jordan has been creating software for more than 15 years with a focus on content systems and mobile applications. He is an avid speaker as well as writer on the topic of graph databases and has been working with Neo4j since version 1.5. Greg holds two Master´s Degrees, is a Ph.D. candidate, and resides in Memphis, TN.

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