Why Neo4j and Cypher beat SQL for analyzing code smells (airpair.com)

37 points by felienne 11y ago ↗ HN

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aerosmile 11y ago ↗

Interesting concept, should be turned into a SaaS!

kennybastani 11y ago ↗

Great post!

golgappi 11y ago ↗

"When I started to develop this tool, I just used SQL, because it was the only database I knew"

You may want to correct that.

th0br0 11y ago ↗

IMHO, it's kudos to her for being honest; but... PhD and now an AP? ... uhm...

ddddarti 11y ago ↗

The researcher in question is smart and an engaging speaker. I've had the privilege of hearing her speak about spreadsheets, which was surprisingly interesting.

Every day is a chance to learn something new.

blt 11y ago ↗

Seems like the problem size is small and persistence is not required, so I'm curious why you use a database at all. Is it more for the querying than the storage? If you don't mind being Windows-specific, LINQ over raw C# objects would be a (nice, simple) possibility. (I'm database-ignorant; trying to learn, not criticize.)