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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

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#react #beginners #javascript #webdev

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Kevin Ly

Feb 9 '25

Introduction to Programming Languages

#programming #beginners #learning #computerscience

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Igor Venturelli

Feb 11 '25

What is an API? Understanding the Basics for Beginners

#beginners #api #integration #microservices

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Rowsan Ali

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How I Debug Faster with These Simple Tricks

#programming #webdev #beginners #tutorial

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How to Brick your NAS and lose your data

#data #programming #beginners #devops

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Master of HTML? Prove It with async and defer

#webdev #programming #html #beginners

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Feb 11 '25

Java For Loop,Do/While Loop,i++ and ++i in Java?

#beginners #java #fullstack #payilagam

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Ayako yk

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Understanding Iterables, Iterators, and Their Role in JavaScript

#javascript #programming #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Shitij Bhatnagar

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Simplified: Spring Boot with Docker (Part 1)

#docker #springboot #beginners #java

6 min read

Isaac Tonyloi - SWE

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Getting Started with CI/CD: A Beginner's Guide to Automating Your First Pipeline (With Github Actions)

#beginners #cicd #githubactions #pipeline

4 min read

Mince

Feb 11 '25

LIBRARY VS FRAMEWORK

#programming #beginners #tutorial #python

1 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Feb 8 '25

Elasticsearch vs Solr: A Dev Friendly Comparison

#webdev #programming #beginners #database

6 min read

Pizofreude

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Efficiently Handling AWS Credentials: Best Practices and Techniques

#todayilearned #aws #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 9 '25

Building Microservices with Node.js: An Introduction

#webdev #programming #beginners #backend

2 min read

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