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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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#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Shahzaib ur Rehman

Apr 26 '25

How I Use ChatGPT to Speed Up My JavaScript Learning

#webdev #javascript #programming #beginners

2 min read

Leandro Rodrigues Alexandre

Apr 3 '25

Basic Syntax of Python 3

#programming #beginners #python #tutorial

2 min read

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Copying objects in JavaScript. Shallow Copy vs Deep Copy

#discuss #webdev #javascript #beginners

4 min read

hobbyist-programmer-ar

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Generating a Self Signed ECC Certificate and Private Key and Validating the same

#programming #beginners #ssl #cryptography

3 min read

Aman Deol

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Building DevOps Projects Together: Seeking Ideas & GitHub Best Practices!

#aws #jenkins #cicd #beginners

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Why I Use Flask. And Maybe You Should Too...

#webdev #beginners #flask #python

3 min read

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Taming the Concurrency Beast: A Guide to Go's Goroutines and Channels 🐹💪

#beginners #programming #devops #go

4 min read

Ashfin Ahmed K.P

Apr 3 '25

NumPy: Python’s Numerical Powerhouse

#discuss #programming #beginners #python

1 min read

david2am

Apr 2 '25

Basic OCaml

#ocaml #programming #beginners #learning

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Alessio Michelini

Apr 3 '25

Single Quotes vs Double Quotes in YAML: How They Differ From JavaScript and TypeScript

#webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

david2am

Apr 2 '25

Functional Programming and Why OCaml?

#programming #ocaml #tutorial #beginners

7 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Apr 2 '25

Concurrency Done Right: Go’s Condition Variables

#programming #beginners #tutorial #go

4 min read

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An Easy Mnemonic to Format Dates As Strings in C#

#csharp #beginners #dotnet #webdev

1 min read

Emily

Apr 3 '25

Software License Management Process: Key Steps to Learn

#news #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

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