Hi Rodger, On the http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/stable/tutorials-java-embedded-hello-world.html page there is a blue bubble which points you to the full source code for the EmbeddedNeo4j.java example on github that you can refer to.
Regarding maven, it's a well established and widely used build project management tool (see http://maven.apache.org/) which tends to use convention over configuration and well used patterns for things like project structure - the idea being that, as someone who understands what a maven project looks like and how it builds, they can understand any other maven project. So, in terms of the documentation on the Neo4j site, I would say that there is a presumption that you have at least a basic knowledge of java and maven. Armed with that, you can navigate the wide variety of samples available on github that neo4j provide or look at other neo4j projects that others have written and pushed to github, etc. I would recommend reading up on Maven to get your head around that - http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/index.html - then you will be better able to browse the samples and see what is going on. Once you have a simple example up and running, I would suggest pushing it to a public github repo so that you can both keep it under version control and also use it as a reference project to ask questions on this group so that people can see exactly what you are referring to and offer you direct assistance. e.g. mine is at https://github.com/dhallam/spring-data-neo4j-demo - it's not a project with a particular business goal in mind; it's a project that I use to allow me to reproduce issues that I have encountered in my day job, but in a more concise and open manner that can be discussed on the forums. Dave On Sunday, July 27, 2014 3:11:57 AM UTC+1, Rodger wrote: > > Dear NEO4J documentation staff: > > > I'm just a java newbie. Last year, I completed a two months Java > intensive course, so I'm not totally uninformed. > > > > In the NEO4J docs, I keep seeing snippets of code, but have no clue where > they are to go. > > > > ie: > http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/stable/tutorials-java-embedded-setup.html > > > With Maven, it would be very helpful is you would specify that the typical > file to modify is pom.xml and where that file might be found. > Once I have the exact filename, it's a big start. Often, I can search my > Linux hard drive, find a similar file as an example. > > > Yet, on the same page, I see that for Ivy, the docs specify the file: > ivysettings.xml. Hmm. > > > ---- > > > Even the HelloWorld example, found at: > > http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/stable/tutorials-java-embedded-hello-world.html > > does not have a fully working program, just snippets. > > > You can see some of my NEO4J and java struggles here: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neo4j/gp6D-Rnpl5E > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neo4j/EWl2p4xMF2U > > > ---- > > I would characterize such documentation as good for people who have > already done these tasks before. And just need a quick reminder, say on > syntax. > > However, for someone like myself, just beginning to write embedded NEO4J > in Java, this is inadequate. > > > I learn best from a "simple example that works". Once I have the simple > example, I can usually modify it, and get it to work. > > > Please provide more simple and complete java programs, and all the > specific steps required to get them to work. > > > Thanks a lot! > > > > BTW, on my blog, you will find that after I've solved many technical > issues, for the reader, it's often just a case of simple copy and paste the > solution. > http://rodgersnotes.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/getting-domainname-to-work > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Neo4j" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neo4j+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
