jmhreif

Breaktime Tech Talks

A bite-sized tech podcast for busy developers where we’ll briefly cover technical topics, new snippets, and more in short time blocks. Your host, Jennifer Reif, is an avid developer and problem-solver with special interest in data, learning, and all things technology.

Author

jmhreif

Category

Technology

Podcast website

jmhreif.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Ep7: Deploying Neo4j on Kubernetes + Parallel Relationship Loading 26.07.2024

I now have a code repository and blog post for Neo4j+Kubernetes. We also chat about another blog post on how to solve a deadlock with parallel relationship loading.

Ep6: Maintaining Personal Website + Git Submodules 19.07.2024

A few years ago, I built a website for my technical blog . Find out how I solved this year's bug. Through the process, we'll discuss git submodules and how to use them .

Ep5: What are vectors + KCDC Highlights 12.07.2024

AI seems to be everywhere in the tech industry right now….but it comes with a lot of new technical jargon. Let's explain vectors - what they are and how they are being used in tech. Then, we’ll give a quick highlight and shout-out to the Kansas City Developer Conference .

Ep4: Where’s the Graph Data Type in Programming Languages? 08.07.2024

How do you manipulate or handle a graph in languages like Java, Python, and more, and why can it be so difficult? In this episode, we discuss the blog post The Hunt for the Missing Datatype by Hillel Wayne and his thoughts on why programming languages might avoid the graph data type.

Ep3: Current Tech Read and Exploring Kubernetes 28.06.2024

Chat about my current tech read ( Where Wizards Stay Up Late ) about technology history, touching on networking, internet, and AI. Exploration of Kubernetes (running Neo4j and application) using guidance from Sebastian Daschner's blog post on Deploying a Neo4j cluster on manager Kubernetes .

Ep2: Spring AI Debugging and Query Tune-Up 21.06.2024

Today, we debug a Spring AI application and review Adam Cowley's blog post on optimizing Cypher statements with popular nodes!

Ep1: Meet Breaktime Tech Talks + Devnexus Summary 14.06.2024

Today, we introduce the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast, chat about how it came about ( jmhreif blog + GraphStuff. FM podcast ), and provide a recap of the Devnexus conference .

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