The end of an era — that is basically the only way to describe Steve Jobs’s resignation from the Apple CEO job. Here are some links on his departure and what it means for one of the most influential companies in the world:

Essay: Jobs’s departure is the end of an extraordinary era by Walt Mossberg, AllThingsD

Interactive feature: Steve Jobs’s patents by The New York Times

Jobs also has a biography coming out in November, and PC Magazine reports it will include the resignation.