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Fresh back from Jfokus in Stockholm! This week, I'm sharing highlights from the conference and diving into advanced Cypher techniques that make graph databases shine.
Highlights:
Jfokus 2025 recap: Viking themes, inspiring community, and lots of content
Book writing updates and upcoming March events
Combination of outlining and writing in my process
Joint session prep is stretching my application development skills
Content: 10 things that are easier in Cypher than in SQL
Why aggregation without GROUP BY changed everything for me
Pattern comprehension, map projections, and where to level up
Key takeaway: Graph databases excel at path patterns and relationships.
Resources mentioned:
"10 Things You Can Do With Cypher That Are Hard With SQL" by Michael Hunger