Hello,
I’m not a CNCer yet…I looking and doing research
Welcome!
There’s a lot here in the forums, and a bit more on the Carbide 3D docs pages: http://docs.carbide3d.com/ and there’s also a community-maintained wiki: https://www.shapeoko.com/wiki
If you haven’t, consider signing up for the CNC crash course on carbide3d.com — lots of good information in that.