Breaktime Tech Talks

Ep7: Deploying Neo4j on Kubernetes + Parallel Relationship Loading

I now have a code repository and blog post for Neo4j+Kubernetes. We also chat about another blog post on how to solve a deadlock with parallel relationship loading.

Ep6: Maintaining Personal Website + Git Submodules

A few years ago, I built a website for my technical blog. Find out how I solved this year's bug. Through the process, we'll discuss git submodules and how to use them.

Ep5: AI Jargon for Developers and KCDC Highlights

AI seems to be everywhere in the tech industry right now….but it comes with a lot of new technical jargon. Let's explain vectors - what they are and how they are being used in tech. Then, we’ll give a quick highlight and shout-out to the Kansas City Developer Conference.

Ep4: Where’s the Graph Data Type in Programming Languages?

How do you manipulate or handle a graph in languages like Java, Python, and more, and why can it be so difficult? In this episode, we discuss the blog post The Hunt for the Missing Datatype by Hillel Wayne and his thoughts on why programming languages might avoid the graph data type.

Ep3: Current Tech Read and Exploring Kubernetes

Chat about my current tech read (Where Wizards Stay Up Late) about technology history, touching on networking, internet, and AI. Exploration of Kubernetes (running Neo4j and application) using guidance from Sebastian Daschner's blog post on Deploying a Neo4j cluster on manager Kubernetes.

Ep2: Spring AI Debugging and Query Tune-Up

Today, we debug a Spring AI application and review Adam Cowley's blog post on optimizing Cypher statements with popular nodes!

Ep1: Meet Breaktime Tech Talks + Devnexus Summary

Today, we introduce the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast, chat about how it came about (jmhreif blog + GraphStuff.FM podcast), and provide a recap of the Devnexus conference.