Get ready for Neo4j Summer of Nodes! 🌞
Thinking about how to pass your time this summer? Do you have the urge to learn or want to tackle a new challenge? Never fear — Summer of Nodes is here!
Starting on 3 August, 2020, we’ll be running a four-week themed event for you all to tantalise those thought processes. We’ll be hosting regular live streams, as well as technical blog posts on various topics around graphs. With something for beginners and experienced alike, you will not want to miss out!
Tell me more about the challenges
The theme for this year’s Summer of Nodes is “Staycation”, and the challenges will be based on:
- The online day out — deciding which virtual museums and galleries to visit
- The whodunit — solving a murder mystery
- The barbecue — planning for a socially distancing event
- Exploring the local area — discovering your neighbourhood
Each weekly challenge will have an easy version for those of you new to Neo4j, and a hard version for the seasoned graphistas. The challenges should take around 1–2 hours to complete.
How’s it all going to work?
- There’ll be a stream on Twitch and YouTube: Our schedule is Mondays (08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST) and Thursdays (07:00 PDT / 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST)
- We’ll also post out a blog post each week detailing the current challenge, as well as the solution to the previous one
How do I get ready?
A great question! You will probably find the following tips helpful to get you hitting the ground running. Of course, we recommend you register to receive updates!
I am new to Neo4j
Welcome! You’re going to have lots of fun! The challenges are a gentle, enjoyable way to introduce you to Neo4j and graphs without prior knowledge. However, if you want to get a head start (no harm in that 😉), you can:
- Watch a video on why might you use a graph database
- Or another video on the property graph model
- Have a go at the Movie Graph on Sandbox. Follow the introductory guide on how to navigate the environment, and then run :PLAY movie-graph
- Do the free introductory training course
I’ve got some Neo4j experience under my belt
Welcome too! These challenges will be testing your Cypher prowess, as well as using some of the available plugins and other resources. It might be a good idea to be comfortable looking up various documentation. Whilst we won’t suggest anything specifically to prepare on, if you want to do something before we get started, perhaps consider doing the Neo4j Certification, if you’ve not already done so!
For all participants
In general:
- You’ll probably find it useful to register on the community forum in case you have any questions
- You can follow our Twitch stream to be notified when we go live
Anything else?
Oh yes! We have more to announce, stay tuned to find out more!
I have a question…
If you’ve got any queries about Summer of Nodes, please let us know on this thread on the community forum.
I’m sold! How do I sign up?
You can fill out the following form, and we’ll keep you updated with all the details as and when they happen.
We look forward to seeing you all!
