Fellow UMS contributor Jason Johnson recently sat down with Jonathan LeBlanc (@jcleblanc) from the Yahoo Developer Network to discuss Yahoo’s recent release of their YUI 3.0.0 beta 1.

The syntax is more terse, allowing you to write more compact code using techniques like chaining. The API is selector-driven, which allows you to target page elements flexibly. The library is even more modular and granular than before, so you only put code on the page for features you need. And YUI 3 retains all of the power and scalability of its predecessor. (From: developer.yahoo.com)

Jonathan LeBlanc works with the partner integration group in the Yahoo! Developer Network as a senior software engineer / technology evangelist. Focusing on partner relationships and training, as well as external developer integration, Jonathan works with and promotes emerging technologies to aid in the adoption and utilization of new social development techniques.