# Neo4j Developer Blog Archive **URL:** https://community.neo4j.com/c/community-content-blogs/neo4j-developer-blog/122.md [Latest](https://community.neo4j.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.neo4j.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.neo4j.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Neo4j Developer Blog Archive category](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-neo4j-developer-blog-archive-category/6185)
**Author:** [@ryan.boyd](https://community.neo4j.com/u/ryan.boyd)\ **Replies:** 0
This is an automatic archive of the Neo4j Developer Blog at https://medium.com/neo4j/. This enables easy discovery when searching in the Neo4j Community Site and also enables conversations here, in addition to the conve… --- ## [This Week in Neo4j: Testcontainers, Java-Driver API, Go App, Kubernetes, SchemaSmith, Visualization App, and More](https://community.neo4j.com/t/this-week-in-neo4j-testcontainers-java-driver-api-go-app-kubernetes-schemasmith-visualization-app-and-more/62094)
**Author:** [@yolande.poirier](https://community.neo4j.com/u/yolande.poirier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/this-week-in-neo4j-testcontainers-java-driver-api-go-app-kubernetes-schemasmith-visualization-app-and-more/62094 "2023-04-17T19:51:21Z")
Here’s a tip for faster development: use Testcontainers modules, preconfigured implementations of various dependencies to make writing your tests easier. Neo4j is proud to partner with AtomicJar and join the Testcontaine… --- ## [Discover Aura Free — Week 27 — GraphConnect Talks](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-aura-free-week-27-graphconnect-talks/57038)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-aura-free-week-27-graphconnect-talks/57038 "2022-05-31T00:00:00Z")
Discover Aura Free: Week 27 — GraphConnect TalksThis week we’re looking at at a sneak preview of our conference sessions at GraphConnect 2022, which takes place next week (June 5–7) in Austin, Texas.GraphConnect 2022 If … --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free — Week 26 Goodreads Books and Recommendations](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-26-goodreads-books-and-recommendations/56736)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-26-goodreads-books-and-recommendations/56736 "2022-05-23T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free — Week 26 Goodreads Books and RecommendationsThis week, we’re exploring book recommendation data as a graph. And what better source for that than Goodreads?If you’d rather watch the recording of our … --- ## [Graphs for Good — Where Graph Technology is Tackling Complex, Real-World Problems](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphs-for-good-where-graph-technology-is-tackling-complex-real-world-problems/55780)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphs-for-good-where-graph-technology-is-tackling-complex-real-world-problems/55780 "2022-05-04T00:00:00Z")
Photo by Ian Schneider on UnsplashGraphs4Good: Where Graph Technology is Tackling Complex, Real-World ProblemsIn our world today, we seem to encounter crises and global struggles on a daily basis. But what if we could he… --- ## [Discover Neo4j AuraDB Free — Week 24 — NYTimes Article Knowledge Graph](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-neo4j-auradb-free-week-24-nytimes-article-knowledge-graph/54705)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-neo4j-auradb-free-week-24-nytimes-article-knowledge-graph/54705 "2022-04-11T00:00:00Z")
Week 24 — NYTimes Article Knowledge GraphThe role of journalists in current times can’t be overstated. We all rely on critical and honest journalism to chronicle and alert us to the perils of humankind. But news is much … --- ## [Neo4j Driver Best Practices](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-best-practices/52065)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-best-practices/52065 "2022-02-16T00:00:00Z")
Neo4j & Neo4j Aura support Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, and .NET. Additionally, community support is available for other languages such as PHP and Ruby. In this article, we’ll cover some best practices for using Neo4j d… --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free: Week 19 — The Wordle Graph](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-19-the-wordle-graph/51945)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-19-the-wordle-graph/51945 "2022-02-14T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 19 — The Wordle GraphI know I’m late to the game as Wordle was sold to the New York Times last week. I haven’t played it much myself just saw it popping up on my twitter stream a lot. If you ha… --- ## [Toolbelt Trifecta: Connecting to Neo4j with Java and AWS Lambda](https://community.neo4j.com/t/toolbelt-trifecta-connecting-to-neo4j-with-java-and-aws-lambda/51659)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/toolbelt-trifecta-connecting-to-neo4j-with-java-and-aws-lambda/51659 "2022-02-08T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://5R3Rw6IZRqdndtgSsQzNt9NXvoF.jpeg)Photo by jesse orrico on Unsplash All three of these technologies are familiar to me, and yet using them together was entirely new. There were plenty of challenges, lots of q… --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free: Importing GEDCOM Files and Exploring Genealogy/Ancestry Data as a Graph](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-importing-gedcom-files-and-exploring-genealogy-ancestry-data-as-a-graph/51474)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-importing-gedcom-files-and-exploring-genealogy-ancestry-data-as-a-graph/51474 "2022-02-04T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 18 — Importing GEDCOM Files and Exploring Genealogy/Ancestry Data as a GraphTwo weeks ago, a colleague asked if I could help him import his personal ancestry data into Neo4j. He sent me a GEDCO… --- ## [BambooHR to Neo4j Integration](https://community.neo4j.com/t/bamboohr-to-neo4j-integration/51372)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/bamboohr-to-neo4j-integration/51372 "2022-02-02T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://l7S2IeykSHTdukuMaAectUoGSX2.jpeg)Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash BambooHR software collects and organizes all the information you gather throughout the employee life cycle, and then helps you use it to ach… --- ## [Week 17 — Discover AuraDB Free — Analysing NFT Trades](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-17-discover-auradb-free-analysing-nft-trades/51274)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-17-discover-auradb-free-analysing-nft-trades/51274 "2022-01-31T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 17 — Analyzing NFT TradesThis week we used a subset of a published NFT Trades dataset to model, import, and analyze in Neo4j AuraDB Free.If you missed our recording here it is (sorry for the au… --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free Week 16 — The CSV Data Importer Tool](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-16-the-csv-data-importer-tool/50942)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-16-the-csv-data-importer-tool/50942 "2022-01-24T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free Week 16 — The CSV Data Importer ToolThis week we’re not focusing on a particular dataset but on an upcoming tool that will make getting CSV data into Neo4j, including AuraDB Free much easier.If you a… --- ## [Mitigation of Log4J CVE in spatial plugin](https://community.neo4j.com/t/mitigation-of-log4j-cve-in-spatial-plugin/50386)
**Author:** [@mrj22](https://community.neo4j.com/u/mrj22)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/mitigation-of-log4j-cve-in-spatial-plugin/50386 "2022-01-12T18:16:38Z")
Hey. We are are wondering if there are any efforts under way for the mitigation of the Log4j CVE in the spatial plugin. Log4J is only used in a couple areas, but it is there. Is there a plan to remove it altogether or… --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free: Week 15 — The Graph of Hamilton](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-15-the-graph-of-hamilton/50361)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-15-the-graph-of-hamilton/50361 "2022-01-12T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 15 — The Graph of HamiltonAs part of our ongoing exploration of Neo4j AuraDB Free, we’re looking at a fun dataset each week, this time it is the lyrics of Hamilton, the Musical.I love Hamilton … --- ## [Digging Into the ICIJ Pandora Papers Dataset with Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/t/digging-into-the-icij-pandora-papers-dataset-with-neo4j/48740)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/digging-into-the-icij-pandora-papers-dataset-with-neo4j/48740 "2021-12-10T08:27:26Z")
Yesterday, the Pulitzer Award winning International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published the first data-release of the recent Pandora Papers investigation.This time the data publication was not split … --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free: Week 14 — Consumer Complaints Database](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-14-consumer-complaints-database/47976)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-14-consumer-complaints-database/47976 "2021-11-24T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 14 — Consumer Complaints DatabaseIn 2015 our data scientist Nicole White ran a Webinar “LOAD CSV in the Real World,” which is really popular. It has more than 56k views and people are still ref… --- ## [Discover AuraDB Free: Week 13 — Exploring a Kaggle HR Attrition Dataset](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-13-exploring-a-kaggle-hr-attrition-dataset/47552)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/discover-auradb-free-week-13-exploring-a-kaggle-hr-attrition-dataset/47552 "2021-11-16T00:00:00Z")
Discover AuraDB Free: Week 13 — Exploring a Kaggle HR Attrition DatasetNeo4j has been used in several HR applications and use-cases, such as for sales hierarchies, skills-management, recruiting applications, learning pat… --- ## [Announcing Neo4j AuraDB Free](https://community.neo4j.com/t/announcing-neo4j-auradb-free/47210)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/announcing-neo4j-auradb-free/47210 "2021-11-09T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://o1udArOxCdf7g80LWjcW01eZEjg.png) We’re excited to announce that everyone can now use Neo4j AuraDB Free, and get started without a credit card in a number of cloud regions. AuraDB Free is ideal for people who… --- ## [Week 11 — Importing and Querying Kickstarter Projects](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-11-importing-and-querying-kickstarter-projects/46117)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-11-importing-and-querying-kickstarter-projects/46117 "2021-10-19T00:00:00Z")
Discover Aura Free Week 11 — Importing and Querying Kickstarter ProjectsThis week for our “Discover Aura Free” series, we want to look at a Kickstarter dataset from Maven Analytics recommended by our colleague Jennifer R… --- ## [Week 10 — Getting Dumps and Example Projects into Aura Free](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-10-getting-dumps-and-example-projects-into-aura-free/45709)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/week-10-getting-dumps-and-example-projects-into-aura-free/45709 "2021-10-12T00:00:00Z")
Week 10 — Getting Dumps and Example Projects Into Aura FreeThe main topic was to explore the different ways of getting existing graph data into Aura from other Neo4j instances: New: Built In Movies Database and Guide Loa… --- ## [Cypher Sleuthing: Dealing with Dates, Part 5 — APOC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-5-apoc/44857)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-5-apoc/44857 "2021-09-24T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://fOhwOyxQwcXFi6rzQGPmvUQyh2o.jpeg) Cypher Sleuthing: Dealing with Dates, Part 5 — APOCThis post takes a brief departure from Cypher temporals to the APOC library, where much of the temporal functionality for … --- ## [Java 17: Explore the newly-released Java version in a graph database!](https://community.neo4j.com/t/java-17-explore-the-newly-released-java-version-in-a-graph-database/44458)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/java-17-explore-the-newly-released-java-version-in-a-graph-database/44458 "2021-09-15T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://vb0IAE0dBrURJ6XJ63hh0SF90zq.jpeg)Photo by Nolan Issac on Unsplash Java 17: Explore the Newly-Released Java Version in a Graph Database!I’ve recently been playing around with a JDK data set that details the h… --- ## [Cypher Sleuthing: Dealing with Dates Part 4](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-4/43093)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-4/43093 "2021-08-18T00:00:00Z")
Cypher Sleuthing: Dealing with Dates, Part 4!\[\](upload://fscsOzxjKHJ6WGtipUzpVmFheOk.png)Image by Markus Winkler, UnsplashMy previous part 1, part 2, and part 3 posts on this topic introduced Cypher dates, translated for… --- ## [Will It Graph? Identifying A Good Fit For Graph Databases — Part 2](https://community.neo4j.com/t/will-it-graph-identifying-a-good-fit-for-graph-databases-part-2/42126)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/will-it-graph-identifying-a-good-fit-for-graph-databases-part-2/42126 "2021-07-28T00:00:00Z")
Will It Graph? Identifying A Good Fit For Graph Databases — Part 2Good and Poor Fits for Graph Databases?!\[\](upload://knJ6anMf6SspWbpjFbwm2vf7bmq.png)How do you know when the application you’re building is a good fit for… --- ## [Cypher Sleuthing: Dealing with Dates Part 3](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-3/40739)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/cypher-sleuthing-dealing-with-dates-part-3/40739 "2021-07-01T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://oan2lFsMLNuxAYQ7LGazMcU2vsR.jpeg) My previous Part 1 and Part 2 posts on this topic introduced Cypher dates, translated formats to the Cypher-supported ISO 8601 format, calculated durations, and measured len… --- ## [Exploring the U.S. National Bridge Inventory with Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/t/exploring-the-u-s-national-bridge-inventory-with-neo4j/24446)
**Author:** [@mckenzma](https://community.neo4j.com/u/mckenzma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/exploring-the-u-s-national-bridge-inventory-with-neo4j/24446 "2021-05-17T22:16:26Z")
Hi eveyone, I just posted my first blog in a series Exploring the U.S. National Bridge Inventory with Neo4j over on Medium. This first one is just a very brief intro to the why I wanted to do this. Each successive post … --- ## [NODES 2021 Is Coming Soon!](https://community.neo4j.com/t/nodes-2021-is-coming-soon/38460)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/nodes-2021-is-coming-soon/38460 "2021-05-17T00:00:00Z")
!\[\](upload://cUX2CXDyFyKkW0AJkhdIVLLlHtY.jpeg) The Neo4j Online Developer Expo and Summit (NODES) is in its third year, and we can’t wait for you to join us! The online event features speakers from around the world on a … --- ## [Overview of the Neo4j Graph Data Platform](https://community.neo4j.com/t/overview-of-the-neo4j-graph-data-platform/38235)
**Author:** [@greta](https://community.neo4j.com/u/greta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/overview-of-the-neo4j-graph-data-platform/38235 "2021-05-12T00:00:00Z")
GraphStuff.FM Episode #3!\[\](upload://kXcT19poK0K7oFQrqnDN3hLLsY1.jpeg)The Neo4j Graph Data PlatformIn this episode of the GraphStuff.FM podcast, Lju Lazarevic and Will Lyon break down how the different pieces of the Neo4… --- ## [Twitchverse: Constructing a Twitch Knowledge Graph in Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/t/twitchverse-constructing-a-twitch-knowledge-graph-in-neo4j/38110)
**Author:** [@bratanic\_tomaz](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bratanic_tomaz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/twitchverse-constructing-a-twitch-knowledge-graph-in-neo4j/38110 "2021-05-10T18:44:28Z")
Ever wanted to construct a knowledge graph in Neo4j fetching data from various API endpoints? I have documented how I have used #APOC procedures to construct a #Twitch knowledge graph in Neo4j [Next page](https://community.neo4j.com/c/community-content-blogs/neo4j-developer-blog/122.md?page=1)