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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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Dec 31 '25

Scrapy Item Loaders: Stop Writing Messy Data Cleaning Code

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

7 min read

Feb 4

Claude Agent SDK: Build Agents That Work Like Claude Code

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Jan 1

Getting Started with Docker - Test Tutorial

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Feb 5

Control/Lopping Statement : For loop and While loop

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 24

Agent Skills: Teach Claude Once, Use Everywhere

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Jan 22

How SQL JOINs Finally Clicked for Me (and How They Can for You Too)

#database #sql #postgres #beginners

4 min read

Bonaventure Cheick Ouedraogo

Jan 1

Finally my first project will be a portefolio

#webdev #beginners #react

1 min read

Shea31j

Jan 1

My Simple Tic-Tac-Toe Game

#showdev #gamedev #beginners #python

1 min read

sky

Dec 31 '25

Why Greedy Can Feel Unintuitive (and How I’m Making Sense of It)

#datastructures #greedy #leetcode #beginners

3 min read

CodeScythe

Dec 31 '25

The History of undefined and null in JavaScript and their Common Pitfalls

#programming #webdev #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Jan 25

Ever Wondered How Amazon Shopping Works on AWS?

#architecture #aws #beginners #systemdesign

2 min read

Jan 1

Getting Started with Docker

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 30 '25

Scrapy Spider Types: Spider vs CrawlSpider vs SitemapSpider (When to Use What)

#programming #webdev #python #beginners

7 min read

Satyajit Mishra

Dec 31 '25

I Learned Generative AI Basics Today — Here’s the Simple Truth No One Explained Clearly

#webdev #ai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Feb 4

What Actually Happens When a Form Hits a Go Server

#backend #beginners #go #webdev

3 min read

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