This document outlines twelve essential topics for new members of the Blink team, Google Chrome's rendering engine. It covers fundamental aspects of browser architecture, detailing the multi-process model and the role of Blink within it, alongside core web technologies like HTML, DOM, CSS, and JavaScript, explaining their function and how they are parsed and rendered. The text also explores Blink's internal architecture and code structure, including the use of Web IDL for JavaScript bindings, and emphasizes the critical importance of performance optimization, security, privacy, and interoperability through Web Platform Testing. Finally, it stresses the necessity of understanding web standards processes and active collaboration to successfully implement features that shape the broader web.
