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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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What a ML Model Really Is (From a Mathematical Perspective)

#ai #beginners #computerscience #machinelearning

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Mar 25

Understanding the DOM in JavaScript: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

#beginners #frontend #javascript #webdev

3 min read

Ryu0705

Mar 22

The Edge Cases Your Tests Are Missing: A Pattern Library

#testing #javascript #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 25

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#javascript #webdev #beginners #api

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Mar 21

The JavaScript Regex Cheat Sheet: 10 Patterns That Cover 80 Percent of Your Use Cases

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

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Mar 21

Why I Track My Spending With Manual Entry (And Why You Should Too)

#javascript #webdev #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Yaniv

Apr 13

CSV vs JSON for Test Data: What I Learned Using Both in the Same Framework

#testing #python #automation #beginners

4 min read

Mar 21

Complete Beginner's Guide to Crypto AI Agents in 2026: OpenClaw Setup

#cryptocurrency #ai #beginners #python

4 min read

Mar 21

Local AI vs Cloud Crypto Bots: Why I Switched to OpenClaw

#cryptocurrency #ai #beginners #python

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#redis #beginners #performance #programming

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Tailwind, Toggles, and That One Git Concept Nobody Explains Properly

#tailwindcss #css #beginners #git

3 min read

Mar 21

How I Built a Local AI Paper Trading Agent with OpenClaw (No Cloud Required)

#cryptocurrency #ai #beginners #python

4 min read

Young Gao

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CORS Explained Simply: Why Your Frontend Can't Talk to Your API (Fix in 5 Minutes)

#webdev #javascript #beginners #cors

2 min read

Mar 21

I Built a Personal AI Agent Setup in an Afternoon — Here's the 2025 Guide

#agents #ai #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Vaishali

Mar 25

Embeddings: The One Concept Behind RAG, Search, and AI Systems

#ai #machinelearning #beginners #nlp

4 min read

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