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What are benefits of having custom Memgraph functions?

With MAGE there is a lot of graph algorithms I can implement and run within Memgraph. Why and when would that not be sufficient? If I would need to create my own function which programing languages are supported?

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  • Answer for title:

    Writing procedures for use by (any) database engine is recommended in 2 cases:

    • When using it will significantly speed up the operation.
    • When you have several clients (especially in different languages) and you need to ensure that the operations are the same.

    Writing code in your favorite language is faster - it's a fact. This is usually not the most optimal development solution, but the most economically viable.

    Answer for body

    Write your procedure when the developers of MAGE have not come up with an idea to solve your specific problem.

    All languages that can be compiled to ELF are supported.