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What was interesting was that both sets of steps looked almost the same. Just as drawing
was the natural way to describe graphs for human understanding, the Neo4j Core Java API
allows you to follow the same pattern to describe the graph in the code. Using the graph's
natural language, you're able to implement the design with the Neo4j Core Java API and
without any other tools or frameworks—no mapping or translation tools were required.
Graphsare indeed verypowerful structures, andweusethem daily tovisualize models and
problems related to software projects. Neo4j allows you to use clear and simple graphs as
the programming model as well, making the transition from software design and require-
ments to programming easy and straightforward.
WescratchedthesurfaceoftheNeo4jCoreJavaAPIinthischapter,showinghowtocreate
nodes in the graph, connect nodes using relationships, and to describe nodes and relation-
ships using properties. In the next chapter, we're going to look at how you can use the
power of graphs to query the data.
