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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Feb 20

What’s Inside Your .o File? A Beginner-Friendly Guide to the Linux nm Command

#beginners #linux #c #systemsprogramming

2 min read

Apache SeaTunnel

Jan 29

Master SeaTunnel Quickly: A Fun, Hands-On Beginner’s Guide

#apacheseatunnel #beginners #datascience #opensource

3 min read

Art light

Feb 1

Should Junior Developers Still Learn JavaScript the Hard Way?

#programming #webdev #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Ajit Kumar

Jan 28

Learning Rust by Building nginx-discovery: A Beginner's Journey with AI

#ai #beginners #rust #tutorial

10 min read

Noah Jhon

Jan 27

The Great Developer’s Dilemma: Is 2D Actually "Easier" Than 3D in 2026?

#devops #programming #beginners

7 min read

Mate Technologies

Jan 28

🧩 Building NumMaze: A Python GUI Arithmetic Puzzle Generator (Step-by-Step)

#tutorial #beginners #python #puzzle

4 min read

Kinywa

Mar 2

SQL Joins and Window Functions

#sql #beginners #data

3 min read

jidong

Mar 3

Anthropic Dropped 13 Free Courses — I Broke Down Every Single One

#ai #productivity #claude #beginners

3 min read

Victor

Jan 27

INTRODUCTION TO MS EXCEL

#data #datascience #ai #beginners

7 min read

Feb 1

Schemas and data modelling in Power Bi, a begginers guide.

#beginners #database

3 min read

Jan 28

Getting to know Git and Github

#beginners #git #github #tutorial

2 min read

Dinesh

Jan 28

Why My Blender Scene Looked Flat Until Lighting Clicked

#gamedev #blender #beginners #learning

2 min read

Mar 3

Stop Writing useEffect Wrong: The Mental Model That Changes Everything

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

4 min read

jidong

Mar 3

Anthropic이 공짜로 풀어놓은 13개 강의, 내가 다 뜯어봤다

#ai #productivity #claude #beginners

1 min read

jidong

Mar 3

Claude API로 앱 만들기 — Tool Use, RAG, Agent 패턴 전부 정리

#ai #webdev #llm #beginners

1 min read

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