Hi all,
There was a recent project by Animal Logic which was akin to one I had done myself, I've taken some time over the holiday (Happy New Year!) to compare the two and ended up essentially documenting parts of the Maya API in the process. :D
It turned out quite well, so I figured I'd share it here, both as a Maya programming tutorial and also as comparison and tutorial of the two projects that both attempt to wrestle the Maya API in favour of scripting artists out there.
Hope you enjoy, and let me know if you have any thoughts!