First you must understand how components work in mozilla. I read the book "Creating XPCOM Components" from the mozilla site. I found it a great resource. It explains the mozilla architecture, how to create extensions, install and deploy them, and interact with other components in mozilla. I think it is a great starting point.
You must have some C++ knowledge to understand it.
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First you must understand how components work in mozilla. I read the book "Creating XPCOM Components" from the mozilla site. I found it a great resource. It explains the mozilla architecture, how to create extensions, install and deploy them, and interact with other components in mozilla. I think it is a great starting point. You must have some C++ knowledge to understand it.