GraphHub-west: Github Workshop

Special Note: Please disregard any note that the RSVPs are full. You must register for this event through Eventbrite. The event is free. Please register here (http://graphhubhack.eventbrite.com/): http://graphhubwesthack.eventbrite.com/

As a giant developer playground for collaborative coding, github represents a few fascinating data sets: a social graph of people and their skillz, a project graph of branches and forks, and a dependency graph of projects. We'll explore this coding landscape by diving into these graphs with different technologies, approaches, frontends and approaches.

A GraphConnect (http://www.graphconnect.com/) pre-event, this workshop is for graphistas of all skill levels. Participate in a few hours of coding led by experienced Neo4j developers. Learn while you play with github project data, focusing on data patterns, data queries, and visualization.

Oh, and this is to represent the West Coast. There will be a simultaneous workshop in NYC. East vs West, a hacker throw down.

Goals:

learn about Neo4j and graph databases how to import and structure huge data sets how to query data how to visualize data create original graph-based applications Prizes

Github will offer ten random attendees from each location, a year of our Micro plan! The following promo codes can be redeemed up to ten times each, and will expire Jan 31st, 2013.

They will also be providing some stickers and other swag

Agenda:

6pm - welcome & intro

refreshments and a bit of chit-chat brief Neo4j & graph database intro topic introduction: github dataset focus group descriptions 7pm - break-out into focus groups

Data-Sources

https://github.com/blog/1112-data-at-github build an importer for http://www.githubarchive.org/ download Github data or use the GH API, https://github.com/blog/1118-the-github-data-challenge Data Import

do a domain model on the whiteboard Choose your language Import a subgraph data patterns & structure Graph Queries

progressive koans using Cypher find interesting people (involved in 2nd level project with complimentary skillz) find projects that might be interesting to you (repository collaborators to you involved - 2nd level) Data visualization

basic graph visualization Application development

kick-start an application 8pm - code, code, code

9pm - perfect is the enemy of good

commit yer code, because it is almost... 9:30pm - wrap-up

groups present their progress thanks, and next steps towards GraphConnect 10pm - g'night

https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/relate-at-graphconnect/wiki/Graphhub-Hack-shop