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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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#beginners #kubernetes #learning

6 min read

Kingsley Ifeanyichukwu Onyema

Jan 3

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#python #beginners #programming

2 min read

Jan 18

Git BEGINNER’S MANUAL

#git #coding #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 27

Why Junior Developers Must Understand the Code—Not Just AI and Vibe Coding

#programming #beginners #career #webdev

5 min read

Jayaprasanna Roddam

Jan 4

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#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

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Jan 3

How to Fix Common JSON Errors: A Developer’s Survival Guide

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

6 min read

Jan 21

SQL Dates Finally Made Sense: NOW, AGE, EXTRACT, and Why Time Is Weird

#sql #database #postgres #beginners

3 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Jan 3

Rust Lifetimes Explained

#beginners #rust #tutorial

10 min read

avery

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#webdev #programming #beginners #fullstack

1 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

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#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

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From Zero to Interview-Ready: A Beginner’s DSA Roadmap (2026 Edition)

#programming #webdev #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Samson Maborukoje

Jan 27

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#api #beginners #security #webdev

6 min read

Kehinde Owolabi

Jan 3

TCJSgame Movement Utility: The Complete Guide (Correcting Previous Tutorial Mistakes)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

6 min read

Jan 17

Git for Beginners.

#git #beginners #versioncontrol

3 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Jan 2

Day 9: Understanding the `for` Loop in Java

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

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