I discovered an entirely new realm of Yahoo I had never knew existed today: the Yahoo Developers Network. Today, YDN released their Yahoo! Design Pattern Library - a series of design patterns that Yahoo places into practice across their network and could be of use to other websites.

Another item I discovered that Yahoo is sharing with the world is their UI library - complete with AJAX and UI controls (not to be confused with the Konfabulator Widgets). I have yet to use Yahoo’s UI Library, but I’ll be sure to give it a test run and a full review shortly. The UI controls, such as the Calendar, are sure to be a welcome addition to an upcoming project of mine if they prove user friendly and intuitive.

With all of the recent bad press Yahoo is receiving, it’s nice to see some good news and innovation coming out of this leader. Yahoo is truly showing they understand the Web 2.0 mentality and they are not simply buying into the movement.