SitePoint Versioning 08-8-2017

Hard Graphed

Back-end/programming

The workflows of prominent PHP community members [sitepoint].

And an intro to the Neo4j Symfony bundle, built to handle graph databases [sitepoint].

I Fold

Design/UX/product

“Above the fold” is a myth [abovethefold]. I like to take all my advice from single-purpose websites.

Some tips for making your office quiet [fastcodesign].

14 pleasing Google microinteractions [whatusersdo].

Patent Zero

News/business

More data from the HBO hack has started to trickle out, including the emails of one of the company’s top execs [hollywoodreporter].

Looks like a podcasting patent, used to threaten various podcasts with lawsuits over the years, is dead [arstechnica].

Google was keen to buy Snapchat for at least US $30 billion last year [businessinsider].

A start-up is offering pain-free high heels via iPhone pictures of your soles and then some algorithms (obviously, you’ve gotta have algorithms) [qz].

Four things that set successful CEOs apart [hbr].

Psuedo-crypto-currency

Everything else

Today in hindsight: a guide to how much money you’d have if you’d just invested in Bitcoin way back when [whatifbitcoin]. A lot!

Apple joined Instagram, all the account’s pics are shot using an iPhone [macstories]. So, pretty normal then.

Glorious: Mario Kart 8 running in 4K! [motherboard.vice] This is truly the golden age of Wii U emulation.

Finally, this is a truly weird and creepy VR tool that’ll put your face on an infant and make you want to have children [motherboard.vice].