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submission guidelines

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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May 30

SQL Window Functions: A Practical Guide to ROW_NUMBER, RANK, LAG, and LEAD

#webdev #sql #database #beginners

4 min read

Arashad Dodhiya

May 31

Starting My Cybersecurity Learning Journey 🚀

#cybersecurity #beginners #learning #networking

2 min read

May 30

CSS Color Formats: A Practical Guide to HEX, RGB, HSL, and oklch

#css #webdev #frontend #beginners

4 min read

Guilherme Galanti

May 30

Career Changers: Stop Hiding Your Previous Career

#beginners #career #webdev #programming

7 min read

May 30

How to Read, Debug, and Format JSON API Responses

#webdev #javascript #beginners #productivity

4 min read

Tomáš Svojanovský

May 30

Integers and Floating-Point Numbers in C++

#cpp #beginners

5 min read

Uya

May 30

Building a Todo List CLI with TypeScript — interface, Array Methods, and Jest

#typescript #node #jest #beginners

8 min read

Arashad Dodhiya

May 31

Reconnaissance Is Not Hacking (And That's Why It's So Powerful)

#beginners #cybersecurity #infosec #security

2 min read

z z

May 30

Stop Writing 'Fixed Stuff' — A Practical Guide to Commit Messages That Don't Suck

#git #productivity #beginners #devops

4 min read

May 30

How to Use Regex for Text Processing: Practical Examples in JavaScript and Python

#webdev #javascript #python #beginners

4 min read

May 30

YAML vs JSON: When to Use Each and How to Convert Between Them

#webdev #devops #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Vipul

May 30

Understanding ORMs - The Bridge Between Code and Databases

#backend #beginners #database #sql

2 min read

Vipul

May 30

Understanding robots.txt - The Tiny File That Controls Search Engine Crawlers

#beginners #tutorial #web #webdev

2 min read

May 30

Character Limits That Actually Matter: Twitter, LinkedIn, Meta Descriptions, and More

#webdev #productivity #tools #beginners

3 min read

OSSAMA-prog-droid

May 29

I Passed Every Coding Interview Then Froze on Day One. Here's Why.

#career #beginners #programming #devtool

5 min read

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