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Fri, Apr 14, 2023

Rapid application development with Dgraph data platform

by Raphael Derbier

This blog post reviews the steps needed to rapidly set up a GraphQL-based application factory. The instructions and sample code cover how to model and think about the data, set up the Dgraph database for GraphQL storage and API access, load data, and integrate it into React components to build a web app.

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Wed, Apr 5, 2023

GraphQL atop a Graph Database

by Damon Feldman

GraphQL atop a Graph Database When I first learned about GraphQL I was confused - at least by the name. The name “GraphQL” suggested a query language to access graphs, but everyone was using it to dynamically query relational and other data.

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Fri, Feb 17, 2023

Dynamic AutoScaling of GitHub Runners

by Sudhish KR

In this article we explain our transition to GitHub Actions for our CI/CD needs at Dgraph Labs Inc. As a part of this effort we have built (in-house) & implemented a new architecture for “Dynamic AutoScaling of GitHub Runners” to power this setup.

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Thu, Feb 16, 2023

Introducing Time

by Bill Province

Time. Whenever working with a system with transactions, then understanding time, and in particular, getting time “right” is a critical requirement.

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Wed, Jul 20, 2022

Dgraph raises $6M in Seed Round

by Dgraph Labs, Inc.

Dgraph, the company behind the most popular open source Graph database, announced a $6 million seed re-financing round led by Venrock and Uncorrelated Ventures, with participation from Abstract Ventures, HackVC, SaxeCap, and Liquid2 Ventures.

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Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Dgraph v21.12: Zion - The Last City Standing

by Manish Rai Jain

We are excited to announce Dgraph v21.12 Zion release. Zion release has MAJOR performance optimizations, some of which were possible only by making changes deep into the core of the system.

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Tue, Dec 7, 2021

Introducing Serialized Roaring Bitmaps in Golang

by Manish Rai Jain

Dgraph’s next release v21.12, codenamed Zion, has been a very special release for many reasons — some of which might not be obvious right now.

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Wed, Oct 13, 2021

GraphQL 101: What is GraphQL?

by Matt Tanner

Most people within the tech world have heard of GraphQL at this point. Adoption is also booming at steady rates. There’s a lot of hype around GraphQL technologies and what they could mean for the future of app development.

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Thu, Oct 7, 2021

Modeling an Instagram Clone: GraphQL Subscriptions

by Abu Sakib

Across our last four articles in this series, we explored many GraphQL-related concepts. We went from designing GraphQL schema to adding authentication and authorization.

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Thu, Sep 30, 2021

The Rise of GraphQL Databases

by Matt Tanner

Sometimes a tech wave starts with the force of a large company. Google, for example, birthed Kubernetes, pushed it forward, and that shove gave it the momentum it needed to become its own industry.

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