Roles and Users is a classic domain model well suited to representation as a directed graph. The neo4j team has provided us with a good summary of how to implement this pattern using neo4j here . Utilizing jo4neo we can also solve this problem via a combination of the neo graph database and simple java objects. The code and maven build for this example are posted here. I encourage you to run the example and browse the code. We’ll need two domain classes, » Read the rest of this entry «
User/Roles Pattern in jo4neo
December 18th, 2009 § 0
3 Software Architecture Trends for 2010
November 16th, 2009 § 3
I’ve recently returned from the Øredev developer’s conference in Malmo, Sweden where I had the privilege of sharing knowledge with a very eclectic group of technologists . In addition to existing trends such as language agnosticism on the JVM, Agile, and mobile proliferation I noticed 3 emerging trends that stood out. Some of the concepts will be familiar to you and while they are not drastic departures from the past, they are significant and becoming more prominent and recognizable as we near the end of 2009.