Understanding modern UEFI-based platform boot

To many, the (UEFI-based) boot process is like voodoo; interesting in that it's something that most of us use extensively but is - in a technical-understanding sense - generally avoided by all but those that work in this space. In this article, I hope to present a technical overview of how modern PCs boot using UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). I won't be mentioning every detail - honestly my knowledge in this space isn't fully comprehensive (and hence the impetus for this article-as-a-primer). A rather detailed overview of the UEFI boot process.