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+New-to-Necko Resources - An Aggregation
+=======================================
+
+This doc serves as a hub for resources/technologies a new-to-necko developer
+should get familiar with.
+
+Code Generation and IPC
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* `IPC`_ (Inter-Process Communication) and `IPDL`_ (Inter-Thread and Inter-Process Message Passing)
+* `IDL`_ (Interface Description Language)
+    - Implementing an interface (C++/JS)
+    - XPCONNECT (scriptable/builtin)
+    - QueryInterface (QI) - do_QueryInterface/do_QueryObject
+    - do_GetService, do_CreateInstance
+* `WebIDL`_
+
+.. _IPC: /ipc/index.html
+.. _IDL: /xpcom/xpidl.html
+.. _IPDL: /ipc/ipdl.html
+.. _WebIDL: /toolkit/components/extensions/webextensions/webidl_bindings.html
+
+
+Necko interfaces
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* :searchfox:`nsISupports <xpcom/base/nsISupports.idl>`
+* :searchfox:`nsIRequest <netwerk/base/nsIRequest.idl>` ->
+  :searchfox:`nsIChannel <netwerk/base/nsIChannel.idl>` ->
+  :searchfox:`nsIHttpChannel <netwerk/protocol/http/nsIHttpChannel.idl>`
+* :searchfox:`nsIRequestObserver <netwerk/base/nsIRequestObserver.idl>` (onStart/onStopRequest)
+* :searchfox:`nsIStreamListener <netwerk/base/nsIStreamListener.idl>` (onDataAvailable)
+* :searchfox:`nsIInputStream <xpcom/io/nsIInputStream.idl>`/
+  :searchfox:`nsIOutputStream <xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.idl>`
+
+Libraries
+~~~~~~~~~
+* `NSPR`_
+* `NSS`_
+* `PSM`_
+
+.. _NSPR: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/nspr/about_nspr.html?highlight=nspr
+.. _NSS: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/security/nss/legacy/faq/index.html
+.. _PSM: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/security/nss/legacy/faq/index.html?highlight=psm
+
+
+Preferences
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+* :searchfox:`all.js <modules/libpref/init/all.js>`
+* :searchfox:`firefox.js <browser/app/profile/firefox.js>`
+* :searchfox:`StaticPrefList.yaml <modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml>`
+
+Debugging
+~~~~~~~~~
+* `HTTP Logging`_
+
+.. _HTTP Logging: /networking/http/logging.html
+
+Testing
+~~~~~~~
+* `xpcshell`_
+* `mochitest`_
+* `web-platform`_
+* `gtest`_
+* `marionette`_
+
+.. _xpcshell: /testing/xpcshell/index.html
+.. _mochitest:  /browser/components/newtab/docs/v2-system-addon/mochitests.html
+.. _web-platform: /web-platform/index.html
+.. _gtest: /gtest/index.html
+.. _marionette: /testing/marionette/index.html
+
+
+See also
+~~~~~~~~
+  - E10S_ (Electrolysis) -> Split ``HttpChannel`` into: ``HttpChannelChild`` & ``HttpChannelParent``
+  - Fission_ -> Site isolation
+
+  .. _E10s: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis
+  .. _Fission: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/05/introducing-firefox-new-site-isolation-security-architecture/