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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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Jan 30

Understanding Network Devices: From Your Home to the Cloud

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

28 min read

Harsh

Jan 30

DNS Record Types Explained

#devops #networking #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Dinesh

Feb 4

There Is No Perfect Game Engine — And That’s Okay

#gamedev #unrealengine #unity3d #beginners

2 min read

Feevol Into for UP Mindanao SPARCS

Feb 22

From Zero to Full-Stack: Getting Started with Your First MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) Architecture Project

#node #database #react #beginners

19 min read

Jan 30

TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP

#backend #beginners #computerscience #networking

3 min read

Tyshaun Louis Siga for UP Mindanao SPARCS

Feb 22

Introduction to Mobile Game Dev: How to Build a Basic Chess Game on Mobile in Flutter

#flutter #dart #gamedev #beginners

25 min read

Omar Abdelhalim

Feb 3

The React Timer Trap: Refactoring a "Simple" Countdown from Buggy to Bulletproof

#react #webdev #beginners #javascript

6 min read

Abbas Mohamed Rashid

Jan 31

Beyond the Chatbox: Why Claude 3.5/4 Artifacts is the New Standard for Developer Velocity

#showdev #ai #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Xander Jay Cagang for UP Mindanao SPARCS

Feb 22

A Beginner's Guide to Making Data Web Applications using Python with Streamlit

#beginners #python #streamlit #data

8 min read

TextKit

Mar 5

Regex Cheat Sheet: 10 Patterns That Handle 90% of Real Work

#regex #javascript #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Jan 30

Implementing Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Flutter and Dart

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #programming

6 min read

Manikandan Mariappan

Mar 5

🚀 VS Code Pre-March 2026 Release (v1.110) Including Practical Agents — What's New? A Beginner's Guide

#news #ai #beginners #vscode

5 min read

Daily Life & Motivational Quotes

Jan 30

Astro Career Mapper

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

2 min read

Jan 30

Getting Started with cURL: Sending Messages to the Internet

#beginners #cli #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Bukunmi Odugbesan

Jan 30

Coding Challenge Practice - Question 109

#algorithms #beginners #coding #javascript

1 min read

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