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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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The Powerfully Fast, CodeIgniter 4 Based Open-Source CMS

#webdev #programming #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Phoenix

Jan 29

Beans using Autowiring

#beginners #java #springboot #tutorial

1 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 28

Building "Devwrite": A Local, Agentic Writing Assistant with Ollama & Node.js

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Igor Giamoniano

Jan 28

🚨 ClawdBot (Moltbot): Powerful AI Agents, Real Automation… and Real Risks

#beginners #productivity #security #automation

3 min read

Suchismita Moharana

Jan 28

Python Functions & Arguments: From Basics to *args and **kwargs

#python #programming #learning #beginners

3 min read

Hiral

Jan 28

TCP Working: 3-Way Handshake & Reliable Communication

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 28

Networking devices 000

#programming #beginners #networking

2 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 28

Beyond the Context Window: Simulating True AI Memory with Ollama and AIsa.one

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Ritam Saha

Feb 1

How a Browser Works: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Browser Internals

#webdev #beginners #browser #systemdesign

6 min read

Kinyanjui

Feb 2

From Raw Data to Insights: Schemas and Data Modeling

#datascience #beginners #luxdevhq #powerbi

3 min read

Feb 11

Mastering Your Interview: Top 50 Interview Preparation Tips

#beginners #career #interview #softwareengineering

2 min read

Taki

Mar 3

Local Free Claude & Codex with Ollama

#ai #opensource #llm #beginners

3 min read

danieljob

Mar 3

Cheer up, Juniors!

#ai #beginners #career #developer

1 min read

Import Sys

Mar 3

Installing and managing python packages via PIP

#beginners #python #tooling #tutorial

6 min read

Feb 20

You Don’t Need Motivation — You Need a System

#programming #beginners #learning #productivity

2 min read

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