Neo4j Graph Database

  1. Data Modeling in Neo4j
    1. Graph Modeling Principles
      1. Thinking in Graphs
        1. Entity-Relationship Translation
          1. Granularity Decisions
            1. Performance Considerations
            2. Modeling Strategies
              1. Nodes vs Properties
                1. Relationships vs Properties
                  1. Intermediate Nodes
                    1. Fanout Patterns
                    2. Common Modeling Patterns
                      1. Linked Lists
                        1. Sequential Data
                          1. Ordered Relationships
                          2. Time Trees
                            1. Temporal Hierarchies
                              1. Time-Based Indexing
                              2. Category Hierarchies
                                1. Tree Structures
                                  1. Taxonomies
                                    1. Multiple Inheritance
                                    2. Event Modeling
                                      1. Event Nodes
                                        1. Event Sequences
                                          1. State Transitions
                                          2. Graph Structures
                                            1. Cliques
                                              1. Bipartite Graphs
                                                1. Star Patterns
                                              2. Anti-Patterns
                                                1. Dense Node Problem
                                                  1. Generic Relationships
                                                    1. Property Overuse
                                                      1. Modeling Relationships as Properties
                                                      2. Migration from Relational
                                                        1. Table to Node Mapping
                                                          1. Foreign Key to Relationship Mapping
                                                            1. Join Table Handling
                                                              1. Normalization vs Denormalization
                                                                1. Schema Evolution

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                                                              8. Performance and Indexing