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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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Liora

Mar 17

Myth: You need to understand every line of code in your codebase to be a "real" developer.

#discuss #beginners #career #programming

2 min read

Mar 22

Day 0 - Payroll Admin to Ethical Hacker

#beginners #career #cybersecurity #devjournal

1 min read

Praveen Kanaparthy

Mar 17

Struggling to Learn Docker? I Built a Hands-On Learning Environment (DockerQuest)

#showdev #beginners #docker #learning

2 min read

Kavitha

Mar 20

Method Overloading Tricky Questions (Java):

#beginners #interview #java #programming

2 min read

Apaksh

Mar 17

The Weekend SEO Audit: A Complete Checklist

#seo #webdev #marketing #beginners

6 min read

Apaksh

Mar 17

The Freelance Project Kickoff Checklist That Prevents Disasters

#freelancing #career #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Pixotter

Mar 18

JPEG vs JPG: Is There a Difference?

#webdev #webperf #images #beginners

7 min read

Mar 21

Evolution of Deployment: From Bare Metal to Kubernetes (K8s Explained)

#kubernetes #containers #awscommunity #beginners

3 min read

Apr 9

Why I Keep Choosing Ruby on Rails

#ruby #rails #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Zihang Dong 董子航

Apr 9

How I Built a Free QR Code Generator That Runs 100% in Your Browser

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Sin

Mar 17

I built a reverse proxy load balancer in Go (with health checks + failover)

#discuss #opensource #go #beginners

1 min read

Vinayagam

Apr 9

Building a Simple Product Card Interface Using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Mar 17

I've Used AI to Build Production Software Since 2022. Here's What Actually Works.

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

7 min read

Strahorn Consulting

Mar 17

The Complete Guide to Open Graph Tags (And How to Test Them)

#beginners #webdev #seo #html

5 min read

Mar 20

Arrays, Events, and the Little Details That Make React Feel Real

#javascript #beginners #linux #docker

3 min read

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