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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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Karan

Dec 31 '25

🚀 Deploying My Full-Stack App: From Localhost to Live

#fullstack #mongodb #node #beginners

2 min read

dolphine

Dec 28 '25

c++

#programming #beginners #learning

2 min read

Liton Ali

Dec 29 '25

A Funny Quote Generator

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Dec 28 '25

Handling Click Events in React: A Beginner’s Guide to onClick

#beginners #react #frontend

3 min read

JongHwa

Feb 1

[System Design] Scaling for User Growth

#architecture #backend #beginners #systemdesign

1 min read

Dec 29 '25

I Built a Game for $0 using these 5 Free AI Tools

#beginners #ai #webdev #productivity

2 min read

Mate Technologies

Jan 1

Build a Simple File Explorer in Python with Tkinter – FileMate Explorer

#python #tkinter #desktopapps #beginners

5 min read

Maureen Waithaka

Feb 1

Schemas and Data Modelling in Power B.I

#powerfuldevs #webdev #beginners

3 min read

APIVerve

Jan 22

REST APIs: What They Are and How to Use Them

#restapi #http #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Feb 1

#Schemas and Data Modelling in Power BI

#webdev #beginners

3 min read

APIVerve

Jan 22

Chuck Norris Jokes API: Add Random Facts to Any App

#jokes #funapis #beginners #javascript

4 min read

Feb 1

A Beginner’s Guide to Schemas and Data Modeling in Power BI

#data #analytics #beginners

4 min read

Sivannarayana213

Dec 28 '25

Internship guidance and suggestions for developers

#programming #beginners #career #java

1 min read

Jan 18

You too can Git it: A beginners guide to connecting Git and GitHub

#beginners #github #datascience

4 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 21

Data Leakage: The Silent Killer That Makes Your Model a Cheating Genius in Training and a Complete Idiot in Production

#datascience #python #beginners #programming

10 min read

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