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UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2019

This tag is dedicated to beginners to programming, development, networking, or to a particular language. Everything should be geared towards that!

For Questions...

Consider using this tag along with #help, if...

You are new to a language, or to programming in general,
You want an explanation with NO prerequisite knowledge required.
You want insight from more experienced developers.

Please do not use this tag if you are merely new to a tool, library, or framework.

See also, #explainlikeimfive

For Articles...

Posts should be specifically geared towards true beginners (experience level 0-2 out of 10).
Posts should require NO prerequisite knowledge, except perhaps general (language-agnostic) essentials of programming.
Posts should NOT merely be for beginners to a tool, library, or framework.

If your article does not meet these qualifications, please select a different tag.

Promotional Rules

Posts should NOT primarily promote an external work. This is what Listings is for.
Otherwise accepable posts MAY include a brief (1-2 sentence) plug for another resource at the bottom.
Resource lists ARE acceptable if they follow these rules:
- Include at least 3 distinct authors/creators.
- Clearly indicate which resources are FREE, which require PII, and which cost money.
- Do not use personal affiliate links to monetize.
- Indicate at the top that the article contains promotional links.

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#learning #devops #beginners

3 min read

jimquote

Dec 22

Payment Gateway vs. Payment Processor: Was ist der Unterschied?

#architecture #backend #beginners

5 min read

Himanshu

Dec 22

Local vs Sync vs Session: Which Chrome Extension Storage Should You Use?

#extensions #javascript #beginners

6 min read

Chandrashekhar Kachawa

Dec 22

Mastering Real-Time Communication with Socket.IO Rooms

#node #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 22

Scrapy Rules: A Complete Beginner's Guide (With Real Examples)

#programming #python #beginners #webdev

9 min read

John

Dec 22

Dev Log 38 - The Christmas Resurrection (Kind - Of )

#gamedev #unity3d #beginners #devjournal

5 min read

Juan Bello

Dec 22

Simulating the Siglo Game in Python

#showdev #gamedev #python #beginners

2 min read

Cathy Lai

Dec 22

My Progress: Why I Wrote Down Everything I Learned About Mobile App Deployment

#learning #mobile #softwaredevelopment #beginners

2 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 21

Why Scrapy Gets Blocked But Python Requests Works (And How to Fix It)

#programming #python #beginners #selenium

7 min read

Igor Giamoniano

Dec 22

Web Privacy Is Not Incognito Mode

#privacy #cybersecurity #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Dec 22

Build a Lightweight Testimonials Slider in React (Beginner Friendly)

#react #performance #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

Dec 22

Just removed the login wall from my app based on feedback

#showdev #webdev #productivity #beginners

1 min read

Iniko

Dec 22

DevSecOps Periodic Table — Tool “Fe”

#beginners #career #cloud #developer

2 min read

Dec 21

The Algorithm, The New Year's Resolution: Your 2026 Coding Interview Manifesto

#beginners #career #coding #algorithms

7 min read

Dec 21

AI Agents: More Than Chatbots, Less Than Sci-Fi

#agents #automation #beginners #ai

3 min read

Tover Wu

Dec 22

Day 0: I want to kill the pain of making slides — an indie dev’s starting point with Nano Banana Pro

#programming #ai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Dec 21

Dives into Kubernetes contribution in Week 50, 2025

#kubernetes #opensource #tutorial #beginners

10 min read

Jeya Shri

Dec 21

Running EC2 in Production: Storage, Reliability, Scaling, and Operational Best Practices

#aws #cloud #learning #beginners

3 min read

Astrophel

Dec 21

Stop Memorizing Syntax: Why Algorithms Are the Only Skill That Matters in 2025

#discuss #career #beginners #programming

1 min read

Shariful Ehasan

Dec 21

Git Stash Made Simple: Save Your Work Without Committing

#github #programming #webdev #beginners

1 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Dec 21

Day 4: Understanding Java Variables and Their Types, Static and Non-Static Variables

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Dec 21

🦚 When Krishna Codes: A Question for Developers

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Dec 21

Frameworkers, Attention! When “Bare” Code is the Real Luxury

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Dec 22

A Quick Lesson After A Long Debugging Session (And Almost Pulling My Hair Off)

#coding #programming #beginners #softwaredevelopment

1 min read

Süleyman Özgür Özarpacı

Dec 21

How My Medicine Student Girlfriend Completed Simple Development Tasks for Me

#discuss #programming #beginners #ai

3 min read

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