Bret Taylor is the guy who is responsible for the first Google Maps.

He obvi0usly has a lot of experience, and has recently been on fire with a new blog called the Ajax Cookbook.

The blog focuses on small useful JavaScript snippets that do not assume a particular JavaScript/Ajax library, so they can be generally useful.

Recent examples are:

A great addition to the space. I am looking forward to see more and more recipes, and real world experience from Bret.