// Hacker Noon · 29 May 2026

Your Graph Database Treats Edges Like Dumb Pointers. Here's What You're Missing.

In most graph models edges can only be traversed, not queried, so filtering on edge attributes forces a full scan of thousands of relationships—taking seconds. By treating edges as indexed table rows (defining a composite “identity” on key attributes), queries become direct seeks, dropping a 3‑secon...

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