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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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DHANRAJ S

Mar 28

Why Problem-Solving Is More Important Than Programming Languages

#beginners #programming #career #webdev

5 min read

Mark

Mar 15

Stop Micro-Optimizing Code Nobody Cares About

#career #beginners #programming #productivity

4 min read

Mar 15

Arrow Functions in JavaScript (Beginner Friendly)

#javascript #es6 #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Nebula

Mar 14

How to Add Memory to a Python AI Agent

#tutorial #beginners #ai #python

3 min read

Daniel Possible Kwabi

Mar 18

Self taught Dev is not a flex

#programming #ai #beginners #python

2 min read

Mar 14

Beginner's Guide to Open Source Contribution | Djangonaut Space 2026

#beginners #django #opensource #tutorial

5 min read

Mar 14

Floating-Point Formats For You!

#architecture #beginners #computerscience #programming

13 min read

Sunny kumar Sinha

Apr 18

Github Actions :- CI && CD

#beginners #cicd #devops #github

2 min read

yoyomo

Mar 14

Using GPT-5.4 and Codex to ship a real app fast

#ai #chatgpt #vibecoding #beginners

3 min read

Mar 15

Hardcore ETL: Taming 5GB+ of Apple Health XML Data with DuckDB and dbt

#webdev #ai #beginners #python

4 min read

Hanna

Mar 18

📝 07-1. Java Practice: Nested If-Statements & Data Conversion (Login Logic!)

#java #beginners #learningtocode #webdev

2 min read

Tom Herbin

Mar 14

5 Local Files You Should Never Let Cloud Sync Touch

#productivity #webdev #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Apr 7

Understanding Methods in Java

#beginners #codenewbie #java #tutorial

2 min read

Obsidian Clad Labs

Apr 6

5 Things We Got Wrong About Stripe Billing

#saas #startup #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Landolio

Mar 14

I tracked every expense for a year as a UK freelancer. Here's what surprised me.

#freelancing #career #productivity #beginners

2 min read

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