Hi Dylan,
> On a more personal level I disagree with the attempt to make cypher "the"
> reference language for graphs as it simply falls short for some user cases
> and that should be a no no. I would expect that those shortcomings
> naturally make this goal harder to reach for them anyways.
> I do think the querying language is a good fit for a lot of user cases and
> has a pretty easy learning curve though. This is something TP could
> eventually take advantage of (Am I the only one here who works with people
> who just can't wrap their head around gremlin? I would love to let them
> write some simple queries in cypher to save time. This is perhaps more of
> an HR issue but meh)
Stephen started the "TinkerPop books" section of the repository (he announced
it yesterday I think). I think this is a good way for us to start to do the
tutorials that will help people understand Gremlin better. Stephen was saying
he would like to see:
Gremlin in 5 Minutes
Gremlin in 15 Minutes
Gremlin in 30 Minutes
That is, simple "getting started"s that get people understanding the
Gremlin-style. Moreover, if we come from the
match()/where()/select()-perspective, it should be a no-brainer for new comers.
One of the big problems right now is getting people off Gremlin2 (which is 2
years old) and onto Gremlin3. I still see people write blog posts showing off
TinkerPop2. Doh.
Marko.
http://markorodriguez.com
