Finished reading the whole lightning.engeneering documentation - only skipped reading the tools section bar LND.
Looks like I still have to google more; #zaps were not explained, potentially because they are a #nostr NIP. So I'll go there and try to figure things out.
That said, I do feel like I understand Lightning a little better now. That said, the docs severely lack some flow charts and require you to have a good amount of pre-knowledge (which I partially lack), making it hard for newcommers to find a footing. I don't mind taking notes and continuing my research elsewhere, but this might be disheartening to others who just want that one cruicial piece of information.