the corner office

I've never written a Gnome app before, but I might need to soon for varsity (it's either that or Visual Studio on Windows, 'nuff said). I stumbled across a document titled Overview of the Gnome Platform, which seems to be nice and up to date, and details the various bits and pieces that make up 'Gnome'. Even for normal Gnome users, it's useful to be able understand what the various components do and how they fit together.