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Breaktime Tech Talks — 76 episodes

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Ep76: Batching in Native Cypher + Avoiding Injection Vulnerabilities

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Ep75: Versioning AI Models + Define Schema for Better Knowledge Graphs

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Ep74: Building without a Blueprint + Scaling Graphs with Infinigraph

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Ep73: Cypher Query Tuning + Does Language Still Matter in the Age of AI?

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Ep72: Live Coding Fails and Fixes + Why LLMs Lose the Plot

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Ep71: GraphRAG Learnings + Langchain4j Apps for Production

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Ep70: Devnexus Conference Recap + No-LLM Agentic Workflow

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Ep69: Growth through Challenge + Rise of Agentic AI

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Ep68: Career Highlights + OGM Alternatives

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Ep67: Conference Recap + Cypher Query Patterns

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Ep66: Neo4j Data Loading at Scale + Vector Search Filtering

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Ep65: RAG Filtering + Context Graphs with Neo4j

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Ep64: Neo4j Vector Migration + Learning in the AI Era

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Ep63: MCP Integration Success + Advancing Semantic Search

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Ep62: Quarkus Langchain4j Updates + Production-Ready Agents on JVM

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Ep61: William Lyon on Knowledge Graphs + Agentic Memory

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Ep60: Langchain4j & Neo4j Integration Breakthroughs + The Decade of Agents in AI

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Ep59: NODES 2025 Highlights + Solving Graph Problems with Cypher 25

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Ep58: Hybrid Search Headaches + GraphRAG as MCP Server

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Ep57: Developer Advocacy Realities + Conditional Logic in Cypher

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Ep56: Java and Langchain4j Releases + GraphRAG with Langchain4j

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Ep55: Demystifying MCP + Future of Vibe Coding and RAG

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Ep54: Spring AI Integrations + Real-World RAG Challenges

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Ep53: Language Models for Data Tasks + MCP Journey Begins

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Ep52: Enhancing AI with Spring Advisors + GraphRAG Python Adventures

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Ep51: Exploring AI Agents + Agentic GraphRAG in Java

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Ep50: GraphRAG with Advisors + Spring AI Concepts

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Ep49: Moving toward AI Tools/Agents + Local RAG app with Quarkus

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Ep48: Java GraphRAG and Langchain4j 1.0 + Thoughts on conversational interfaces

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Ep47: Langchain4j GraphRAG Friction + MCP Authorization Headaches

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Ep46: Quarkus Neo4j Application + Development Lessons Learned

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Ep45: Exploring Java Frameworks + Launch of Spring AI 1.0

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Ep44: Updates in Java tools + MCP and Security

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Ep43: MCP Java SDK + Naive RAG vs GraphRAG

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Ep42: RAG and Java + AI-generated content and MCP

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Ep41: Spring AI M7, NODES, RAG + Neo4j, Quarkus, and Intelligent Apps

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Ep40: Recent AI learnings + More than a vector database

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Ep39: Why embedding models should match + Advice for starting a blog

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Ep38: Spring AI Debugging + How to Contribute to Open Source

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Ep37: Vector Database Frustration + Microsoft LazyGraphRAG

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Ep36: What is a Developer Advocate + Balancing Digital Consumption

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Ep35: Vector Databases + Building Effective Agents

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Ep34: Outlines and Iterating + Lessons from Grace Hopper

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Ep33: Cypher DSL examples + Crowd-source AI hacking

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Ep32: Official CLI + Bread Code Framework

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Ep31: Database CLI + Containerization Refcard

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Ep30: SDN update entity + Knowledge Graph ebook

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Ep29: Neo4j GenAI plugin + How-To for Technical Content

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Ep28: 2024 Recap, 2025 Look-Ahead + Always Be Launching

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Ep27: Lexical vs Semantic Search + Downside of Vector Databases

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Ep26: Git Troubles + Dungeons & Dragons Graph

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Ep25: Github Actions + AI Coding Assistant

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Ep24: Graph Data Science + Building Knowledge Graphs

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Ep23: Spring Data Neo4j course + Event recap

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Ep22: LLM Graph Builder + Devrel unlocks “aha” moment

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Ep21: Data is cool + NODES 2024 preview

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Ep20: What is a graph + Goodhart’s Law

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Ep19: RAG vs Agents + Naming Things

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Ep18: What is Vector search + JConf/Dev2next experiences

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Ep17: Using Asciidoc for Tech Content + Current Productivity Reads

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Ep16: Mapping Relationships in Applications + Software Estimates

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Ep15: What is GraphRAG + Developing Better Software

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Ep14: Making Tech Relatable + Java Entity Mapping

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Ep13: GraphQL vs GQL vs Cypher + Road to NODES

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Ep12: What is RAG + Case for Conferences

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Ep11: What is a Knowledge Graph + DevUp Conference

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Ep10: What are embeddings + LLM use case and prompt

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Ep9: Graphs for Conference Scheduling + Spring AI 1.0

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Ep8: Luck Favors the Prepared + LLM Graph Builder Tool

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Ep7: Deploying Neo4j on Kubernetes + Parallel Relationship Loading

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Ep6: Maintaining Personal Website + Git Submodules

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Ep5: What are vectors + KCDC Highlights

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Ep4: Where’s the Graph Data Type in Programming Languages?

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Ep3: Current Tech Read and Exploring Kubernetes

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Ep2: Spring AI Debugging and Query Tune-Up

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Ep1: Meet Breaktime Tech Talks + Devnexus Summary