From the post:
Neo4j 1.8 Milestone 4 is available today, offering a few new ways to help you find happy paths. To query a graph you use a traversal, which identifies paths of nodes and relationships. This release updates the capabilities of Neo4j’s core Traversal Framework and introduces new ways to use paths in Cypher.
Graph Sherpa Mattias Persson
Mattias Persson works throughout the Neo4j code base, but is particularly well acquainted with the Traversal Framework, a core component of the Neo4j landscape. He’s agreed to guide us on a traversal tour: