What database to use for a social graph?

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#23 opened on Aug 26, 2017 21 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 5/5
Estimated time: Over a week
Newbie friendliness: 15/100

Issue type: Feature
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: node.js
Domain: databases

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No repository files, tests, or entry points are named; begin by extracting the stated requirements for graph relationships, scale, Unix, network access, Node access, and stability. Done would require a documented, maintainer-accepted database decision or recommendation, but the issue currently defines no code change.

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I like to ask open-ended technical questions here on GitHub. ;-)

Suppose I wanted to create a server that implemented a social graph.

Every user has an ID and a set of attributes. And links to other users with labels on the arcs.

The database should be fast, open source, runs on Unix, accessible easily from Node, supports huge structures, is accessible over the net, is deployed widely, debugged, is stable, not changing.

What would you use if you were going to implement a social graph?

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