For many of us on the media side of the biz, the magic of the tech world is often hidden behind an Oz-like curtain. The folks behind FM's tech put together the below visualization in order to pull back the curtain a bit and help the rest of us get a handle on the last 14 months of wizardry. Red dots are PHP files, blue dots are HTML, CSS and JS files, and turquoise dots are media files - and all activity is attached to the contributor's name.

code_swarm - FMPub from yizzle on Vimeo.

Here's an explanation of what you're seeing:

"This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or documents and transfers them into the central project repository. Both developers and files are represented as moving elements. When a developer commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that developer. Files are colored according to their purpose, such as whether they are source code or a document. If files or developers have not been active for a while, they will fade away. A histogram at the bottom keeps a reminder of what has come before."

FM is looking for a few good engineers to contribute to our platform. Drop us a line if you're interested in working with the team!