> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://xoops.gitbook.io/xmf-cookbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://xoops.gitbook.io/xmf-cookbook/basic-ingredients.md).

# Basic Ingredients

There are some things that you need to know for any XMF recipe.

* [Namespaces](/xmf-cookbook/basic-ingredients/namespaces.md)
* [Autoloading](/xmf-cookbook/basic-ingredients/autoloading.md)
* [Debugging](/xmf-cookbook/basic-ingredients/debugging.md)
* [Forward Compatibility](/xmf-cookbook/basic-ingredients/forward-compatibility.md)