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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 #beginners #python

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CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision

#beginners #css #chaicode2026

5 min read

Dec 28 '25

Block flick

#codepen #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Vinicius Fagundes

Jan 31

The Math You Actually Need as a Data Engineer

#datascience #career #beginners #python

6 min read

Jan 1

Optimizing Factory Efficiency with Genetic Algorithms & Tabu Search

#productivity #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

hopsayer

Dec 26 '25

Fix Time Jumps Between Linux and Windows (Dual-Boot)

#beginners #tutorial #linux

3 min read

Dec 26 '25

CSS Modules in React: Scoped Styling Without the Headache

#webdev #react #beginners #frontend

5 min read

Chirag Surendra

Dec 26 '25

The JavaScript Basics I’m Glad I Learned Before Going Back to React

#beginners #javascript #learning #react

3 min read

Dec 30 '25

I Applied for AdSense and Got Rejected for "Low Value Content"

#buildinpublic #webdev #monetization #beginners

2 min read

Dec 26 '25

From Manual Setup to One-Command Deployment: My Journey Dockerizing WordPress

#webdev #devops #beginners #docker

4 min read

Dec 26 '25

Building a Heartbeat-style Gossip Node Network: Failure Detection in Distributed Systems

#distributedsystems #programming #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

Yakub

Dec 26 '25

My Thesis Accidentally Made Me a Data Scientist

#ai #beginners #python #datascience

2 min read

Dec 27 '25

🍽️ APIs Explained Like You're 5

#eli5 #web #backend #beginners

1 min read

Dec 30 '25

Zilog Z80: the small CPU that powered an entire generation

#architecture #beginners #computerscience

2 min read

Dec 26 '25

7 AI Automation Hacks That Replace Junior Developers

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

6 min read

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